naive Wrote:In a world where piracy is 100% protected, pirates would crush content producers. If you deny this, you don't understand business or economics. If I can steal your work and profit off of it and push you out of the market, you have nothing left. You simply don't understand information theory, does not make it invalid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory

Freely giving information is not fundamental to the net, there has been for profit information before the net, during, and there will be afterwards. You can argue that all things should be free to you, but it's not an argument you will ever win with those who produce content.

Copywrite isn't what gives the MPAA and the RIAA control over the market, it's that fact that people dissatisfied just steal the shit instead of voting with their dollars to replace the industry leaders. You don't support their competition so it fails, they retain control.

Free information exists, it does not mean all information is free. Supporting free information does not mean stealing from those who don't give it to you. That only hurts your cause, and makes you a criminal who the rest of the world won't take seriously.

Like I said, we're not going to agree on this so arguing it is a moot point. It is not as black and white as you say.