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The Download Decade Looks at the Ethics of Piracy

The Globe and Mail's Download Decade continues with a look at the ethics of piracy, including a short documentary that asks Canadians to compare copyright infringement with jaywalking and stealing a chocolate bar.  The series also reprints the infamous 2007 Pirates of the Canadians article, which played a crucial role in the lobby efforts to establish anti-camcording legislation in Canada.

2 Comments

  1. euthanize itards says:

    magic of copy is not the evil of move
    If I had a magic wand / star trek food replicator

    Would I be stealing if I applied that technology to the chocolate bar to acquire a NEW instance of the chocolate bar without modifying the original in ANY WAY?

    no

    copy != move

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    compare copyright infringement with jaywalking and stealing a chocolate bar. The series also reprints the infamous 2007 Pirates of the Canadians article, which played a crucial role in the lobby efforts to establish anti-camcording legislation in Canada.