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AP Looks at Piracy, Misses the Point
TechDirt is reporting that the Associated Press has covered several stories recently about what a "huge threat" piracy is in other countries. This article, however, argues that they have perhaps missed out on the whole story by ignoring the other side of the coin. From the article: "the AP doesn't bother to mention how all that piracy helped created new and different business models for musicians in China that let them thrive despite the piracy (actually, in some cases, because of it). Nor does the AP bother to mention how software piracy helped boost certain aspects of the industry in China by decreasing the cost of inputs."
Stop hiding behind words and call a fucking spade a spade.
But what about all the good things Hitler did?
What a surprise, a pot-smoking libertarian. Just because you want to smoke marijuana does not mean that it should be made legal. Sometimes I just want to kill people who tick me off (figuratively speaking), should that be made legal as well, just because I want to? Until a MAJORITY of voters are able to change the law, the MINORITY of libertarians will not be able to smoke pot legally. Take a look at California. They had to stop because people were getting their medicinal marijuana, selling it to youths, then going back in for another dose, all off the government bankroll.