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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
We need *something* to prevent illegal copies. I think a big part of that something is public awareness, because we'll never have enough laws or strong enough technology to control individual actions on the scale that copyright now affects.
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Why do you think this isn't already achieved, Elfwreck?
Is there any reason to assume that the vast majority of pirates are individuals who have the money and would purchase all the content they pirate? As opposed to being pimply teenagers with an allowance that would allow the purchase of 1-2 game/CD/eBook/software per 1-3 months... instead of the 5 - 1000s they pirate (and mostly never play/read/listen to/use) over the same period (but share with their likewise pimply brethren who will make just as little use of them)?
This is, of course, in western countries with a tradition of respecting copyright.
What China, Afghanistan, or Antigua does is, frankly, the business of nobody but their own people, politicians, and legal system (which may be potentially open to prodding to action by foreign copyright holders).
So is copyright infringement today really a problem that needs solving, or is it basically a private individuals legally frowned-upon answer to certain problems posed by their arguable poverty?
I don't think I've ever known anybody that had both disposable income and a habit of pirating left, right, and centre... which makes me naturally inclined to consider it to be the latter.
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