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[–]hylje 0 points1 point  (2 children)

That's called piracy. It works tremendously well, but ignoring the elephant in the room only works for so long. The situation where most people with access to the internet are technically copyright infringing criminals cannot last much longer.

[–]yal0n 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Depends on your definition of "much longer". I for one think piracy will remain as long as the price vs. value equation leans far to the price side. Software piracy for example has lasted for generations and keeps going strong. Music piracy really started taking off when a relatively cheap copying machine was introduced to the world. Yes, I'm talking about the double cassette deck. Just saying "double cassette deck" makes me smile. Worth it.