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As producers of media, we create "files" from nothing, with costs being incurred. As producers, we own these files -- same as a baker owns the cookies he just made.
When people don't pay for our files (I don't give a fuck what you call it -- "file sharing" or "pirating" or whatever) it's stealing.
Having an employee stand outside of the cookie store handing out free cookie samples is one thing; having millions of people replicate and distribute our product without paying a thing for them is what's gonna put us all out of business.
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