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Originally Posted by The Old Man
If they are within the law they are honest. Change the law or reduce the taxes.
If I make a deduction when I file my tax that is lawful and you think that deduction is shameful or unpatriotic (as Obama does) then change the law.
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There are a lot of grey areas in the law and variations between countries. There are also variations on how vigorously they are enforced. You can exploit these by setting up a sock puppet entity in another country or just that you know you won't get caught. If you exploit tax loop holes most people think that's ok. If you use child labour to build your phones then a lot of people wouldn't consider your actions honest although it might be legal.
That gets back to the point of the thread. If an individual end user creates a sock puppet to pretend they're in another country then it's 'piracy' and they claim it as theft. If a company sets up a shell corporation in another country to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, then they claim it's good business. I personally think it's more beneficial for the law makers to close the tax loop holes then shutdown the file sharing sites or close VPN companies. In the mean time the MPAA will count all access to file sharing sites as lost revenue and some people will consider tax havens as lost revenue.