another intellectual property thread.  i was drunk when i made the last one, let me be clear on this topic. > napster is released in '99 and hollywood throws a bitch fit. rich artists whine and cry about "stolen music."  let's be fucking clear.  when an american 14 year old downloads a film or a movie, they are not "stealing" anything. they are reducing the pool of a potential customer. so you might say it's /almost/ like vandalism. almost.  here's food for thought. the children using p2p tech to get "free entertainment" were spied on by the riaa and mpaa. when they were caught "downloading," their parents were sent the dmca letters, because they paid their bills. let us consider this. spyware, used against teens, could allow a jewish hollywood lawyer to take your house.  the international implications is part 2.
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