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5 Microlog entries tagged with ‘piracy’
Thieves Are Your Best Customers in Waiting
“These days the most common answer I get to ‘Why’d you pirate that?’ isn’t ‘It was free’ but ‘It was the only way I could get my hands on it.’ Or ‘It was a bazillion times easier.’” My sentiments exactly. Permalink ·
Irish High Court gives entertainment giants the power to disconnect whole families from the net
It’s bullshit of the highest order, of course. But at least our ISP isn’t willing to play along. Permalink ·
Confessions of a Book Pirate
“In truth, I think it is clear that morally, the act of pirating a product is, in fact, the moral equivalent of stealing… although that nagging question of what the person who has been stolen from is missing still lingers.” This here is the kicker; the spectre that looms over all forms of electronic copying. And the reason why the question still lingers is because ‘piracy’ is just as easily compared to the second-hand marketplace as it is to outright stealing — and nobody would call someone who buys second-hand books or music a thief, would they? [c/o Kottke] Permalink ·
Irish ISPs rally against record label anti-piracy threat
A good thing, too. The mainstream can suck a lemon; real music needs the audience the internet can provide. Permalink ·
Hong Kong movie pirate sentenced
What’s worse than this guy going to jail is knowing the movies he went to jail for. Permalink ·
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