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Originally Posted by kennyc
So what. That's just words and their definitions. It's a moral crime. It's theft. It's wrong.
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Regardless of it being moral or not, it does NOT change the fact it is an infringement to the copyright act and not a criminal offense and yes, it is wrong.
"Moral" conjures up all sorts of emotional reactions which is precisely how the music/movie industry has played their tune for over a decade AND they are losing the fight because they are taking far too long (or refusing) to adopt a new business model that reflects the modern digital era.
Avatar has been one of the most downloaded movies of the last year or so but the movie still grossed to date over a billion dollars. So massive profits are still being made regardless of digital piracy (not that I would want to watch a cam movie anyway)
The bottom dollar is, piracy for personal use is not considered a criminal act, regardless how you or anyone else add emotional tags and coatings to it. However the moment someone on-sells ripped, scanned or downloaded stuff, then that is a crime and the accused will face criminal charges.