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Re:Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music soft... by digler999 on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @01:00PM (#11211664)
So, if the "victim" here has a swell in popularity due to Kanye's high profile, and gains a TON of new customers and interest, he better pay royalties or license to Kanye for attracting that kind of attention. Otherwise he's "taking something" in exchange for nothing, which, in common vernacular, is called theft.
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Re:Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music soft... by DonHopkins on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @03:59PM (#11212965)
Kayne pirating software and showing everyone where to get it for free instead of acting like it was worth paying for is hardly an endorsement.
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Re:Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music soft... by collyw on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @02:46PM (#11212450)
"Otherwise he's "taking something" in exchange for nothing, which, in common vernacular, is called theft."

So every time I download Linux, I am stealing?

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