I've never downloaded nor used pirated software, and I don't download illegal mp3s, although I have a huge legally purchased library of music, including a few thousand vinyl LPs - I like digital, but I was raised on analog; and long before becoming a filmmaker I was a musician, and so I was opposed to Napster and their ilk from day one.
Many of the people I know who actually pay to produce their own content as I do, share my views about piracy, and believe that artists deserve to be rewarded for their creations, not people who steal or otherwise devalue an artist's works by illegally sharing it or otherwise violating the artists copyrights.
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