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1. Comment - Camcorder Pirate Faces Up to 17 Years

   (Aug 5, 2005 - 1:46 PM)

   The more they try to bust pirates the more pirates they create. When you're dealing with industries that profit like the music industry at a tune of 16 billion dollars a year it really takes away from the theory they want people to believe - the industry will go broke if people can steal. In fact since Napster record sales have been rising at a record pace, record profits have been recorded and even BMI recorded record royalty profits two years in a row. People see this and then hear what the industry says and come to the conclusion the industry must think everyone is stupid. Most of the people who download stuff never would have bought it in the first place - so are there really any lost profits?
   
   Indeed, stealing is wrong - but who's stealing more from who - the MPAA and RIAA who collect millions in royalties they never pay back out or the small percentage of file traders?
   
   As long as the RIAA and MPAA allow consumers to be overcharged and the performers and artists to be underpaid and ripped off by the labels I'll continue to take whatever I want.