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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I hate to see the government involving itself it piracy crackdown, and doubt it comes to fruition. But, I have no use for an argument like that. You are saying, you actually do want something, but don't like the price they are asking, so you will just take it anyway. You think it should be up to you to unilatellarly decided how much you should pay someone for their work? I am all for cracking down on freeloaders like you. If no one paid, then no one would make music or movies any more.
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Beyond that, Justin's argument is, simply, stupid. If he doesn't want to pay $18 for the CD, he can pay a buck for the one song he likes at itunes or the like. Ripping the song off is an alternative, but not the only one. I do like the false dichotomy he created though.
The thought crimes part of the bill I can see being struck down by the courts.
Incidentally, file sharing has had no negative impact on the creation of new works, which is exactly what copyright was intended to encourage:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...ed-society.ars