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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
What have I learned from this poll?
e. Threads about piracy create loads of replies
f. They say the same thing again and again
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Yep.
I don't think it's pointless to keep discussing it, because there are always new readers at the site, and discussing how people's beliefs about piracy, file-sharing and legalities of copyright relate to different circumstances & hypotheticals is (potentially) useful. But it does often come down to the same handful of core beliefs clashing against each other.
I warn people I direct to Mobileread to watch out for the piracy/copyright discussions, 'cos we have a lot of very well-practiced arguments here, and newcomers could wind up feeling attacked from several directions at once.