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Originally Posted by kazbates
There is no true justification for pirating someone else's property (whether digital or physical). The main excuses by those who do it is that they want it so they take it and since it's only a "copy" they aren't really hurting anyone. I think if you were the one who sweated heart and soul to produce something for which you would like compensation, you would feel quite differently. I have stated that I think the Royalty system is antiquated and don't have a solution. I do know, however, what the law states and pirating something for your own use without the consent of the owner is . . . wait for it . . . illegal.
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And here you are assuming it is ordinary property. Can you explain why it is OK to copy somebody else property (according to you terms) 70 years after his death? If it is his property what gives you the right to copy it? Why can he not give his property to somebody else before he die or in his will?