Is online piracy a really serious problem? My opinion: nope.

[Neoma]

178. I didn't know piracy was illegal until much later.

My question is this: why aren't they going after the people who gave out the pirating software in the first place? The people who started the whole mess. Why go sue obviously random poor people?

Everyone who breaks this law that I know, are people who can barely pay rent, food, college loans, car loans, or daycare costs. I've seen them fail to pay for basic needs, and it isn't a pretty sight. You know it's bad if they can't afford toilet paper.

In my experience, if I saw a song on YouTube that I liked, I buy it. Same with movies. I don't buy music CDs... It'd take up way too much space. (Already has!) But for the poor? They're lucky if they even have Internet access.

They lose money? How goddamn greedy can you be? I'd gladly put everything I create outside of the copyright law. Make fun of it, be creative yourself, who cares? I create to create, not to get money. And anyone who creates only for money, has their priorities wrong.

Notice though, it's not usually the artists who care, it's usually the corporations that produce it (and exploit the artists) that usually sue. How wrong is that picture?

Tell yourself, "It sure is better for these people to be off the streets." and see if it sounds right. Goodness, I was 13-14 when kids my age were talking about Kazaa. And you bet your ass that they didn't know copyright laws.