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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
What if I don't break any laws? Why is it that in some countries (highly civilized countries, I may add) there is no breaking of the law involved when a private individual downloads content that might infringe copyright? Does this make the entire country unlawful, illegitimate, immoral? I am still trying to understand: Are you against people who might be breaking the law, or are you against those who download "pirated" content?
Sounds to me as if you're shooting at the person now, not at his argument.
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It is all about morals and ethics I think. I can do lots of things legally that don't break any laws but are things I find more morally repugnant than stealing. Kurt Vonnegut said, I believe, that many of the worst atrocities committed by man were committed in the name of religion. I think he cited the children's crusade in that preface or article. I would include greed or general stupidity with religion, but can't disagree. Rwanda genocide makes petty ebook downloading insignificant and while not legal outside Rwanda, wasn't really even censored by most of the world when it was happenin.
So I doubt anyone would say a country itself was illegal because downloading pirated content was not illegal, and I live in such a country.
I certainly can't say because their are no laws against something it is the right thing to do. Slavery was legal once after all, and it was once perfectly legal for a man to beat his wife or his servants in jurisdictions where it was illegal for him to beat his dog.
Helen