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Old 02-21-2010, 10:00 AM   #235
Ben Thornton
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
I'm beginning to think you just want to argue and that this whole thread was started for that reason.
It was started as a poll to get a more nuanced view than the "piracy is good/bad" debate - with some success, I think. When people run out of reasoned arguments, they often resort to attacking the person that they're arguing with, rather than what they're saying.
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You are interpreting my words though. Please quote them exactly rather than put your words into my posts.
I did not put my words in your posts - whenever I use quote, it's a quote.
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And quite trying to spin the topic or the other posts.
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I'm not. You said elsewhere, discussing piracy, that this was not a question of the law, but a moral question. Now, on this thread, you appear to be saying that the law captures a social consensus, so should be obeyed. My point was that the law does not call copying theft - so it's not theft under your latest argument.
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