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Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by Soloist
I would quote you like you did me, but I really don't have the time. If you were making out like a bandit, then you wouldn't be complaining, would you? The rich fatcats are still making all the money. The producers, who sick lawyers on downloaders, and sue them for 1000%.
And to all your rape charges, no. Maybe you are getting raped by them, but I am not. I have freed myself from those parasites, I hope one day you will too.
As for the next paragraph, you pegged me one out of however many you listed. I have a computer. What you may not know, is that companies that hire illegal immigrants, drove honest people out of business. People unluckeir than me are now living in tents. I had a house that I inherited to fall back on, I am one of the lucky ones.
I pay for 1/1000, because that is all that is worthy of getting my money. The rest suck, and I don't care if they go out of business. They deserve to for putting out crap.
I really don't care who is offering it to me. People that bought a ticket, people that bought a CD, peple that bought a DVD, basic cable, radio. It is all the same to me. Doesn't make a difference where I get to screen it for free.
Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by Soloist
Yeah and I will do without if that is that case. It won't be anytime soon though, because like I said, the US don't run the world, as much as they would like to. I stole nothing, I don't know why you keep claiming it. Goodnight, have a great weekend.
Originally posted by Soloist
You only steal it because you can. One day this will not be an option, so I guess you will have to suffer and do without, or pay your fair share like most people with morals.
Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by Soloist
No thanks, as long as your fellow countrymen keep up their civil disobedience by uploading stuff to the internet, I will keep right on downloading it. The US cannot touch me, I am not living in some third world country with no real military, your country won't be bombing us anytime soon.
BTW I never claimed I hate the US, just the damn government. Was the same when I lived there too.edit on Fri, 13 May 2011 15:05:31 -0500 by TKDRL because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by alphabetaone
Originally posted by RelentlessLurker
reply to post by alphabetaone
you. because you said 20 something pages ago that it is "Stealing".
even the law refers to it as "infringement" and gives it its own charge.
this whole time ive been trying to get you to acknowledge that there is a difference. even gave you a real world example of its relevance...which was ignored of course.
Don't be willfully ignorant to serve your cause. What's the point of copyright infringement if not to steal? In the case of duplicated COPYRIGHTED material with no authorization, there is no distinction. Why should I concede to you making the distinction when it's for the same purpose? That's just sheer stupidity and deflection on your part and I won't let you play that game.
Originally posted by mysterioustranger
reply to post by PsykoOps
Thank you friend. Us trademark and song copyright owners applaude your support.
Originally posted by krizy4u86
I pay for a subscription service to listen to the ones I don't own, and any that I actually have on my computer, I've purchased. The only albums I download are ones that are out of print and I physically cannot purchase.