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Art obviously doesn't necessarily feed a family though, but was it ever supposed to? |
This gets right to the heart of this guy's argument, and it's indicative of an assumption that a lot of piracy supporters hold: they seem to think that music--and art more generally speaking--is somehow fundamentally different from other products and services that one might buy. Is fashion intended to feed a family? Can you steal clothing? Is technology intended to feed a family? Can you steal industrial trade secrets? Is sport intended to put bread on the table? Can you steal tickets to a game?
The arguement seems to be that if the ultimate goal of someonewho creates X is simply to create a better X (and not make money), then he or she has no right to charge for X. What a load of crap.