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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by adrusi on Friday August 05, 2016 @10:44AM (#12232687)
It is copyright infringement, but calling it that carries moral stigma, even though "copyright infringement" has no actual ethical meaning, only a legal one.

What you're saying is akin to entering a conversation about the value of cannabis and saying "Let's just call it what it is. Criminal production, distribution and possession of a controlled substance".

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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by josho on Friday August 05, 2016 @04:33PM (#12235560)
I find your perspective interesting. When I mention copyright infringement to friends I get blank stares. So, my experience is that the term has no stigma, people simply don't understand what it means.
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