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lagilmanTo all the pirate and pseudo-pirate sites out there who post "not our fault if someone uploads files they don't have a legal right to upload?" While I appreciate the fact that you can't control your users and, by law, you don't have to, when 95% of your material is infringing on a copyright, you're coming across akin to the pimp who swore he didn't know his stable was under-16.... In other words, nobody believes that you don't know, and nobody thinks you're anything other than a pirate, no matter what your alleged justification or rationalization.
And to the people who upload and download those files and think it's all "a victimless crime?" No, it's not. It's you, stealing someone else's work, the same as it would be if you took the book or movie or CD out of the store physically without paying for it. If you're okay with that, fine. You're a thief. But don't try to claim you're not taking money out of my paycheck.
I'd rather a self-aware thief than someone who tries to blame me [or the system] because they're an asshole.
If you can't afford a book? Check out the library. Or hell, e-mail me, and we'll work something out.
If you want the 'fun' of stripping out a book and uploading it illegally? Dudes, it's not impressive when any ten year old can hack it. Go find something a little more challenging.
If you think you're doing fans a favor? Book sales fall because of pirated material, writers get dropped by their publishers and have to find other work -- which means no more books. How is that doing fans a favor?
And to the people who upload and download those files and think it's all "a victimless crime?" No, it's not. It's you, stealing someone else's work, the same as it would be if you took the book or movie or CD out of the store physically without paying for it. If you're okay with that, fine. You're a thief. But don't try to claim you're not taking money out of my paycheck.
I'd rather a self-aware thief than someone who tries to blame me [or the system] because they're an asshole.
If you can't afford a book? Check out the library. Or hell, e-mail me, and we'll work something out.
If you want the 'fun' of stripping out a book and uploading it illegally? Dudes, it's not impressive when any ten year old can hack it. Go find something a little more challenging.
If you think you're doing fans a favor? Book sales fall because of pirated material, writers get dropped by their publishers and have to find other work -- which means no more books. How is that doing fans a favor?
