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The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by ioquatix »

lumberjack wrote: post #25
klrr wrote: post #12

I don't support illegal activity, but I believe this is a quest of freedom, not for getting stuff free as in free beer.

I disagree. Free software projects like the GNU foundation or the OpenBSD foundation are striving towards freedom. ThePirateBay.se et al are simply filling in on market demand created by the utter absurdity of treating digital data as if it was a can of tomatoes or a bag of crisps.

Actually, if the app I just bought off the app store was a "can of tomatoes", couldn't I use it on any device of my choosing, give it to my friend or include it as part of my estate as a gift to my children?

The absurdity is that we are consumers not customers. We have no rights except the bare minimum. We are sold on the dream and yet we will all experience a rude awakening (this part is never advertised).

Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by lumberjack »

klrr wrote: post #29
lumberjack wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree. Free software projects like the GNU foundation or the OpenBSD foundation are striving towards freedom. ThePirateBay.se et al are simply filling in on market demand created by the utter absurdity of treating digital data as if it was a can of tomatoes or a bag of crisps.

There is no "FOSS", Free Software is software which respects the users freedom, Open-Source software is software which allow the ability to study the source code(not that some Open-Source licenses is kinda like Free Software licenses too, but some are even similar to non-free software). They are two completely different things. Yes, I support FSF and GNU more than TPB of course.

You are absolutely right.

Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by paul9290 »

klrr wrote: post #12

I don't support illegal activity, but I believe this is a quest of freedom, not for getting stuff free as in free beer.

I support it for the sheer fact that it has forced copyright to offer digital alternatives in a quicker manner here in the states - i.e. Hulu.

FOr those who dont have access to Hulu and other similar services that's not your fault and I say keep downloading torrents!

Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by dpkendal »

why-el wrote: post #18
klrr wrote: post #12

I don't support illegal activity, but I believe this is a quest of freedom, not for getting stuff free as in free beer.

I don't agree. Sometimes it makes a lot of sense to support illegal activity (It's too trivial to site examples from US history).

The Underground Railroad. Prohibition. Hush-A-Phone. The Communications Decency Act. Crypto export regulations.

Breaking DRM.

Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by toyg »

rwmj wrote: post #15
gl0wa wrote: post #3

At least in some countries... In the UK we have: http://cl.ly/image/3m2C40432q0u

Works fine for me. I'm using enta.net for access, and it's completely unfiltered as far as I'm aware.

Lol, Enta. I bailed on them when they cut my connection after one of those silly letters from US lawyers, because my wife had downloaded "Nurse Betty" here in UK.

Now i'm on Virgin, on a much faster connection. piratebay is "blocked" but i just use one of the 99 mirrors around and life is good.

Re: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin

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Post by katovatzschyn »

dpkendal wrote: post #37
why-el wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't agree. Sometimes it makes a lot of sense to support illegal activity (It's too trivial to site examples from US history).

The Underground Railroad. Prohibition. Hush-A-Phone. The Communications Decency Act. Crypto export regulations. Breaking DRM.

Or so simple as speeding when you drive? There are many laws which do not function as they should.
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