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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
That actually has nothing to do with the legality/morality of stealing copywritten material. I guess it may serve as a diversion, if you are successful in derailing this discussion in that direction. You tried once, and it was immaterial to the discussion. Now let's throw some death in the mix, from a totaly unrelated activity, in a further effort to distract from the fact that "filesharing" is stealing. Period.
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Not at all. It is entirely germane to the discussion, as you persist in referring to "copyright infringement" as "stealing" and "theft". The latter two terms serve only to fan the emotional flames of the discussion--and are technically and legally incorrect as well.
From now on I shall refer to "exceeding the posted speed limit" (a.k.a. "speeding") as either "vehicular homocide" or "murder".
If artists want complete control over the consumption of their product, they should go to a concert hall, arena, bar, or street corner and perform. Remember, it's their choice to rely on on a stone-age Gestapo organization that sues grandmothers into bankruptcy for fictitious losses of revenue.