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Originally Posted by Glengoyne
I can't stop corporations/powerful individuals from ripping off those they do business with. I can stop myself from stealing property that I have no legal right to.
So bad comparison.
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But, those who break the laws eventually effect change that help everyone. Big business doesn't just go out of business when they're attacked like this; they adapt.
Thanks to the pirates, I get to listen to Rhapsody for roughly a price of a CD every month. I've paid this for years. I'm totally happy with the deal and the record companies have to be too. I used to buy maybe a CD a year and now they get me buying about 12 of them that I don't really own. As long as they cut in the musicians it's a win all around.
I'm not supporting pirates ( they're not producing anything of value after all ) but the activity of piracy causes companies to adapt to their circumstances and they explore alternative methods of making money off their product which benefits me. I like Netflix on demand too.