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Old 05-04-2006, 11:48 PM   #73
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Jason, how can you possibly fail to understand? Even if everything the anti-Med crowd says is true (and honestly, I have always agreed with many of their points), that type of unethical behavior does not even come close to beating one's wife and kids.

Can you not comprehend the difference between IP theft (which is a theft that does not deprive its owner of the product) and a violent crime? Most IP theft is never even considered a criminal act - it gets resolved in a purely civil manner.

Do you not understand that this is precisely why violent crime has far harsher penalties than non-violent crime?

Is every former Napster user a ticking timebomb just waiting to beat or kill someone because they engaged in IP theft by downloading copyrighted music?

Why does this very simple, yet significant, distinction elude you?

Can you not see that no matter how much you dislike Vryce for his behavior regarding DIKU, it is absolutely ridiculous to say such behavior makes him likely to beat his wife and kids?

Or perhaps some people who earned their bad karma are already suffering the consequences.
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