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From my point of view the content that the artivle is talking about is the equivalent of candy.

By pirating this content you are the same as a child stealing candy. The analogy is obviously imperfect because a shop owner is directly damaged by the physical theft but my point is that a child does not need sweets. And 'pirates' do not need bland tv shows distracting them from so many other things in this world that are more deserving of time.

'Pirates' just seem to be sadder version of consumers who don't even help the economy. Little black holes taking and giving nothing back.

I feel sadness that these people try to justify their activities and ally themselves with the SOPA protests.



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