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Originally Posted by Some Florida person
Supposed someone stole your motorcycle. Would that be OK?
Illegal downloading is stealing someone else's property. There is no difference. Supposed you worked on a book, movie or App for a smartphone, would you want to be paid for your effort, or would you give it away for free?
Please tell me what the difference is.
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Now back to reality....
Lets restate the "what if someone stole your property argument" to something to what it really is
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Supposed someone made a copy of your motorcycle. Would that be OK?
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Lets look at it from another perspective.
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Supposed you spent a century building up a business model that sold replicas of original performances and then someone came along and offered it for free. would that be OK
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And next.....
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"What if someone paid you to make copies of something that you made and someone else comes along and gives away copies for free?"
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Now lets look at the point of copyright.
To ensure that original authors have control over the distribution of their work.