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Pirates these days refer to the thieves of the Internet. In a world where we are technology able to easily get desired things without paying, it becomes fact that there will always be pirates. For example, a typical college student taking a web design class will require textbooks and software like Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, and just generally the entire Adobe Creative Suite. With prices ranging from $750 to $2000 and the fact that it will become obsolete once a newer version is released, piracy seems to be the optimal choice. Add the fact that this process is very, very easy to do, it's surprising that not more people are pirating.
While most people say pirating is wrong, the truth is, good can come out of it. Pirates frequently buy CDs from bands more often than non pirates. A frequent belief that a pirate has is to support the creators of the content they steal. Additionally comes the often heard story of "The Man From Earth." The movie was unheard of when it first came out. As soon people file shared it however, its popularity took off. It spread through word of mouth and soon, a low budget, non-marketed film became one of the most popular and high rated movies at that time. File sharing creates awareness, which is one of the things all sold media require. The Story
I am not a pirate. I claim.
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