Originally posted by starshipeleven
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Whether your ISP forwards that warning to you or just throws it away depends on who your internet comes from.
Of course, there's always the no-logging VPN services, though it'd be pretty easy for the government to shut those down if they really tried.
Other quick takes on the discussion here:
Copyright infringement is NOT equal to theft. They are two totally distinct legal terms describing different types of crimes. However, that doesn't make it OK.
99% of people who say they're breaking the law out of "civil disobedience" are just attempting to justify their behavior to themselves. It's not civil disobedience, it's you wanting to take something and not pay for it.
I tend to be sympathetic towards people who fileshare occasionally, especially those behind stupid country restrictions where you can't get stuff right away or at all, but people who try to make excuses and pretend to be morally superior because they're fighting the power are really annoying. And encouraging people to pirate all they can definitely falls into that camp.
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