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Originally Posted by potter
It's really not that hard to grasp.
Internet Piracy is not stealing, it is not theft. It is copying, it is copyright infringement.
Copyright owners already have a legal system in place to protect and manage their copyrights and fight copyright infringement.
Making copyright infringement criminal instead of civil doesn't grant you any more "power" in the legal system against someone. In fact, you then have less power because you then have to rely on the police filing the case instead of you being able to do it yourself.
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the copyright system in place is not global - nor is it a deterrent - and in its present form, pretty much ineffectual.
that should be easily apparent
even to yourself.
I'm not relying on the police - nor demanding instant criminal charges - only the big boys and the repeaters need fear the police.
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believe me - without free porn, just as many people will seek porn out on the Internet, and many more will pay if there is no free alternative, its not like sex is a fad - it can be milked much like any renewable resource - long term
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