I posted this on my wall a long time ago...just thought it would serve better in a thread. :)

I hate when riaa/mpaa/etc. say we're stealing:

say there was a village in Africa and only one man has the strength to get food from miles away. Say there was a cloning machine where he can clone the food and offer the other 25 people in the village. Yes, he did do all the work but it's not like the denizens are taking anything from him (only the copied goods). This is the same idea with music/movies/pics/games/software/etc. Of course, these materials are not as essential as food, but it's the same concept.

The one man against 25 is the ratio of the goverment agencies/artists/companies against us, ordinary civilians who can prosper and create new ideas and spread them to the world. This can help defeat cancer, for instance, if someone with the heart to learn medicine in an impoverished area (such as parts of Africa) but cannot buy textbooks to learn the disease in depth but has a community computer that has internet. This guy/girl can help the world in any area/field. Information inspires us, whether it being music, books, programs, etc. Finally, blocking information hinders this process of sharing materials that has been going on since the start of humanity.

Now we see it as controversy because companies want to profit more and more. People should support the artist, but all this talk about infringement is goverment-created b.s. A new generation is upon us and I believe you and I are reading to start a new way of life without fighting recklessly because this is our (humanity's) way of life by the manner in which we communicate, learn, and spread the ideas, innovations, and love to one another.

If you agree with me, please show support and vote up! Thank you for reading. :)

Well, unfortunately, where copyrights do exist, then misuse of the published works (movies, music, books, magazines - whatever they are) is a violation of an established law. So yes, we're pirates.
If everything created for human consumption is made available free of charge to everyone, that would be a utopian world. Artists and actors, musicians and authors don't starve to death in a utopian world, because the public social service system takes care of them, and they don't need money to buy food, pay rent, and buy clothing. Etc. etc. etc.
The fact is, regardless of how anyone may feel about the government's attempt to squash pirating of the creative products of the film and music, and the book writing industries, our piracy is damaging it. Musicians and actors need to find 2nd jobs just to survive - and it's getting worse.
How many of us care what happens to those people. We want the music, the movies, the books, the applications, and we want them free of charge, because we've found a way to get the stuff free of charge on the Internet. But that doesn't make it okay.. or good, or fair.
Granted, the copyright laws are draconian, they are obnoxious, and they are excessive. They need to be rewritten to be more sensible and fair. But we can't hide behind that to excuse our behaviors.
Would you work for free? Could you work for free? I don't know anyone who can.

I guess that file sharing is not piracy,because in my country impossible buy sci fi series on DVD.
Some people begin download files because they can't buy DVD in the near shop. And download is very comfortable: double click and movie/series or computer game on your computer.
About this can speaking very many times,but i guess that file sharing is very good for people.

its only illegal if you get caught other wise its legal until then yeah i no it dont work that way but i like that modo

how long have they been trying now ? longer than i can remember there nuts i dont see nothing wrong they still tax the crap out of artists e.t.c anyway and plus they make tons of money on the ones that are bought in a shop in my world they can stick it were the sun dont shine KAT FTW !!!

I have interesting question:
do you will be buy tv-series on DVD if this tv-series will be sold on 900-1000$?
I guess that downloading movies through internet is very comfortable because you save your money.
I don't know why some people said that downloading is illegal ,for me downlaod - chance watch interesting TV-series /movie or animated series.
In my country impossible buy TV-series on DVD and so i better will download movies from internet than will be seek DVD discs on entire country.
From kat i downloaded very many interesting movies and tv-series. I so hope that this torrent site don't will be closed in the near future.

+1
Indeed, i remember having trouble long way back with Earthlink for these related issues ..

100% correct. Why try to make excuses for what we all know... File sharing is illegal.

Unfortunately, most governments don't agree with your opinion. Neither do they care. Bayfia12213 is 100% correct. When you obtain something you didn't pay for, which normally has a cost associated with it, you're stealing. We're all doing it here. Get used to it.

The Spanish legality of P2P networks and websites was a decision based purely on data transmission alone, without regard for what any of that data entails. It's the most draconian ruling I think I've ever seen regarding the computer industry, and I don't think most rational governments will agree with it.

You're still a pirate. Get over it.