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Originally Posted by Cicero
I've learnt that 'justice' and 'the law' are very separate things in Western society. And regardless of that, I was merely commenting on the usual attitudes of people in my age group towards stolen content, and the fact that it's absolutely everywhere on the internet. I'm in no way condoning the breaking of laws, just reminding you that many people don't have them in mind when posting links.
My use of the word justice wasn't even part of any argument anyway, so if you'd like me to choose one of those paragraphs I'll go with the former.
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I think you are right. People of your generation want you cake and you want to eat it too. You are at least correct on that point. You want to fly the rebel pirate flag and steal whatever entertains you and then spout terms of justice and fairness when you get in trouble for it. Your attitudes are flawed. You 'learnt' it wrong. Instances of people getting accounts knocked out for violation of intellectual property are also widespread on the internet. So, it's not a matter of what you can find examples of, it is a matter of what is right. Gothic.net CAN NOT be a place where people can post stolen content. There just are not a whole lot of different way to look at that. A reasonable soft forgiving response was given to the initial infraction but then Mr. Rebel, Mr. Fuck the administration, had to pick up the flag and wave it in the face of authority yet again, and he got himself bounced. That is the price you pay.