A Comment About

SOPA, Security, and the Singularity

January 30, 2012 - 12:00 am - by N.M. Guariglia
ChrisS
2012-01-30 10:43:38

I don’t understand your anger. Maybe you don’t realize that the piracy is merely a technological form of wealth redistribution. I’ll make it easy for you:

You have music, I don’t: thus I have a “right” to take your music.
You have movies, I don’t: thus I have a “right” to take your movies.
You have books, I don’t: thus I have a “right” to take your books.
You have games, I don’t: thus I have a “right” to take your games.
You have photos, I don’t: thus I have a “right” to take your photos.

How could you not understand that this is the logical endpoint of the political beliefs funded so lavishly by Hollywood? Why is it that you have a “right” to take my stuff but I don’t have a “right” to take yours? Oh, yeah, it’s because it’s your stuff. Clearly, it’s not stealing when you take my stuff because it’s going to the “greater good”.

Frankly, I am rather dismayed by Hollywood’s fight against Piracy because it’s a sure sign that they’re nothing but poseurs. The “Wannabees For Freebees” that you deride is the Democratic Party Platform. Fortunately for you the world is not occupied solely by leftists. Some of us still believe in the rule of law, some of us still believe in private property rights for everybody.

If you want less Piracy then quit supporting politicians who endorse theft and quit writing movies, songs and plays that glorify theft. If you want less Piracy then quit advocating stealing. If you want less Piracy then embrace MY private property rights. As the saying goes “you reap what you sow”.