But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the moral equivalent of plundering a ship and murdering its crew. But sharing isn’t immoral - it’s a moral imperative. Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.
Piracy is a huge, huge issue for all of these major content companies, and everybody has a different way of addressing it.
Artists are just entrepreneurs. It's up to them to figure out how or if they can make a monetary profit from their passion − from their calling, as I discussed above. Sometimes they can. Musicians can sell music, even in the face of piracy. Or they can sell their services − concerts, etc. Painters and other artists can profit in similar ways. A novelist could use kickstarter for a sequel or get paid to consult on a movie version.
I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy.
Fight piracy; don't squash innovation.
I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.
Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.
Digital piracy needs to be addressed. Without content protection, investment in content can't be supported. We need secure distribution. If you (telecommunications equipment and software makers) help us, we will make it easier for you to distribute our content.
One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It's a service issue.
I would want to get rid of the piracy.
PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.
Media companies, under the guise of piracy, are asking congress to give them more control over fair use. Hollywood wants to control innovation.
They successfully combined piracy and puritanism, which aren't so unlike when you come right down to it. Both had a strong dislike for opposition and both had a roving eye for other people's property.
Piracy is not the problem, obscurity is.
Piracy is our only option.
The nice thing about piracy is, it allows the public to get independent art, to get a variety of music and movies.
More often than not, piracy is a symptom of an under-provisioned market.
It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.
When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it's actually just a history of desperate people.
Don't do piracy. Piracy is a crime.
