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For/against/neutral?
A serious thread to the industries it affects? If so, is it worth taking measures against services such as Megaupload in the name of curbing piracy?
An unavoidable part of the internet age, or simply a service problem?
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Edited by Sesto: 2/22/2013 3:13:35 AMI don't think it's "right". People claiming that they should be able to have things for free simply because "it's a new time" or something are dumb. However, I still pirate. I don't feel bad about it. If I enjoy something, I will buy it. For example, I pirated Crusader Kings 2, and when I found out it was awesome, bought it. Same with Mount and Blade Warband. I pirated Game of Thrones, and ended up buying all the novels, posters (eventually will buy the blurays, but they are kinda expensive). I watch pretty much all my anime illegally (not really same thing as pirating, but w/e), but those that I enjoy I buy (or plan to buy, some of it is really -blam!-ing expensive). "Lost sale" is a stupid -blam!-ing concept. I wasn't going to go and randomly subscribe to HBO or buy Game of Thrones on a whim. I pirated it to see if I enjoyed it, and I did. Now I am a customer. The same goes for anything. I'm a fanatic when it comes to obsessing over things I enjoy (if I like it, I need something proving I like it). So I pirate things, and if I enjoy them, I will pay the people back. If I didn't like it, well, I wasn't going to be a customer in the first damn place, so it isn't a lose sale.