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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't think anyone's suggesting that people who circumvent copy protection for material they've legally bought should be prosecuted, but that's very different to illegally downloading material that's commercially available. That is wrong, and should be prosecuted.
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And "illegally downloading" is very different from uploading to file-sharing sites.
Time for an analogy. Let's say John smokes pot on occasion; sometimes he shares it with a friend. John's dealer is Mary, who has dozens of other customers. Mary gets the stuff from a much bigger supplier who has dozens of other dealers.
All are engaging in illegal acts. Who should you go after? Which prosecution potentially has the biggest impact on the problem?