Digital Robin Hoods?
<p><span word="EMule">EMule</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="facilitates">facilitates</span> <span word="peer">peer</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="download">download</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="clampdown">clampdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="file">file</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="hawkers">hawkers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>..</p><p>"<span word="Who">Who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Intuitively">Intuitively</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dithering">dithering</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quandary">quandary</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offline">offline</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disc">disc</span> <span word="makers">makers</span>."</p><p><span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="counterfeiters">counterfeiters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>-<span word="good">good</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>. <span word="Profits">Profits</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="damned">damned</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communism">communism</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copyrighted">copyrighted</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inconvenience">inconvenience</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hinders">hinders</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="cracked">cracked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="summonses">summonses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="downloaders">downloaders</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="portrayed">portrayed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="violators">violators</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> 85-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="downloaded">downloaded</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p>
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