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I agree. I'm not suggesting there's no merit to the argument that the RIAA/MPAA have an antiquated business model, but the way we usually get there is odd. People don't want to pay for it. Now they have a way to not pay for it. Thus, the old business model is broken. Of course, if the business model is broken and you want to make a principled stand, you shouldn't consume the content. But that's rarely what happens. Instead, it's just used a scapegoat to do whatever it is we want on some whacked out moral high ground. I wish people would just be honest about their intentions. At least then we can have a philosophical disagreement.


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