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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 09:17 AM
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I think shooting those Somalis for copying software/movies/music was a tad excessive.
Oh, wait, they were REAL pirates! My bad.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why the use of the word "piracy" to designate copyright violation is hyperbolic propaganda. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 09:19 AM
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1. That genie is out of the bottle
and it ain't goin' back in.

Copyright infringement has been known as "piracy" for decades. It's an already established term.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 09:29 AM
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4. I know it. But, like "pro-life" and other idiocies, I'll keep on pointing it out whenever I can. -nt
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 09:20 AM
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2. Then the RIAA would've wasted all its money.
Can't let that happen.
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 09:29 AM
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3. RIAA was all for the excessive fines, but the MPAA demanded blood.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 11:43 AM
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5. I don't get it. I happen to enjoy my privates.
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 11:50 AM
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6. Sure makes Micro Shaft happy though.
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