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It astounds me that Americans think themselves to be the pinnacle of civilisation, when they still gleefully enact the death penalty. It disgusts me that this vile, barbarous count…

It seems strange to me how many people feel entitled to block the main source of revenue that allows sites such as Facebook to operate, while continuing to enjoy the benefits of th…

Just because my comments challenge the rigid dogma of the pro-piracy horde, does not mean they are a 'troll'. I had hoped HN would be more open-minded.

If you examine both its common and legal connotations, theft isn't so narrowly defined as to preclude nonrivalrous goods. This really is a common misconception of the word, often p…

I don't see how this invalidates my comment. If rampant torrenting were to cause such industries to collapse, this would adversely affect everyone involved, and everyone consuming …

May I direct you to the HN comment guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "What we especially discourage are comments that are empty and negative—comments that a…

It's theft of service, so it is stealing. And uploading many small pieces of files with up to millions of anonymous entities rather stretches the usual connotations of the word "sh…

So your excuse for this theft of service is that you simply don't want to pay? It's lucky for you that prosecuting torrent users is so rare, as I really can't see that one holding …

Baselessly accusing others of trolling isn't exactly a stellar addition to the conversation. Sometimes an echo chamber, as HN often is on the subject of piracy and copyright, needs…

Good. Maybe this will deter people from stealing music, films and software. It's a disgrace that so many work so hard on their craft, only to have the fruits of their efforts rippe…