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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
And the central counterpoint being raised here is that for every dollar being "stolen" from the creator, 100 more are being "stolen" from the middlemen. The middlemen shreek massively about the one dollar "stolen" from the creator while carefully glossing over the 100 dollars they are taking (and are being "stolen").
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Certainly seems to be the approach in Sweden:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7978853.stm
"In a study, 80% of people thought we shouldn't go after file-sharers.
"But ask them how they feel about taking money out of the pockets of musicians, authors or artists and that number falls by a significant amount," he said.
"Ultimately we have to change peoples perception on file-sharing."