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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Nor should it be bigged up to make people think it is more serious than it actually is. There has always been people who either get their entertainment for free or get it cheaper by going to an unauthorised source for it.
Nothing is different now that it is easier to monitor. If anything it is easier to deal with -- you see it, you get it removed. End of problem. No state surveillance required, no need to fill the prisons up with petty "criminals".
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"bigged up", I like that expression
Anyway, it is not my intent to suggest to put everyone who ever downloaded a file from the darknet in prison
. (Though I do think differently about uploaders). But people should be aware and believe that unauthorized copying outside the personal space is wrong, hurts people and there really is no need for it because so many legally free options are available. Is there really such a need to get "this" book and not something else? If there is a general consensus on that, then those that still do it, won't matter in the whole scheme of things. Sort of like the boxes with newspapers at the side of the road in the US. You can freely open them, but you are expected to put in the money afterwards.(I haven't been in the US for a number of years, I don't know if they still exist or are locked down now). Now there will always be some freeloaders, but most people try to be honest and pay.
When so many people believe freely copying is their right, that is when things become dangerous. That is when creativity doesn't get its reward anymore (not even a chance of getting one).