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[doktrin]

That is a straw man argument. Throwing up a smokescreen of "big government Internet clampdown" is not a justification for theft.

Whether or not you agree with their business model is irrelevant. They have a right to protect their content, full stop.

[RyanMcGreal → doktrin]

Repeat after me: PIRACY IS NOT THEFT.