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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
There is absolutely no excuse for stealing anything. Period! Pirating cannot be justified in any manner because it's theft. Whether or not you agree with hollywood's pricing has absolutely nothing to do with the fact you are illegally gaining access to their products without paying for it.
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That is such a confused stand on things.
First of all, you are confusing legality and justification. You also have no right to be gay and live in various countries. You can go to jail for smoking pot in many countries. The first example is a clear example that laws are not always moral. The second is an example that even laws which mean to do good can end up being pointless and harmful.
There is clear justification for both laws to be changed, as it is with the piracy laws.
Second of all, you are (somewhat indirectly) making an erranous legal statement, because the law does not say that piracy is theft.
Saying piracy is theft and illegal is like saying fraud is theft. It's just not the same thing.
Both things are illegal, but they are different crimes.
Different crimes, different issues.
So you are free to argue that piracy should be a crime if you like, but to claim that it's theft is just BS.