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Originally Posted by barryem
Is that still piracy? Sure it is. But it's piracy in it's very mildest form and being a stingy brother or friend or neighbor is a lot worse.
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Or maybe we can stop using the RIAA's and MPAA's preferred "maximize the evil" terminology and call it what it is, precisely -- copyright infringement, which US law treats as a civil tort in most cases. Pirates kill people, take hostages, and commit extortion. It's not exactly the same thing.