Why pirating an electronic file does not equate to borrowing a hard copy of media.
[newsimage]http://static.rankone.nl/images_posts/2010/09/mLWQEm.jpg[/newsimage]While completing a lot of research lately about copyright laws and DRM, I’ve noticed that many people seem to think that piracy shouldn’t be taken so seriously because downloading a file online for free is no different than borrowing a book, CD, or movie from your local library. Unfortunately, while it sounds like a great metaphor, it’s not exactly a fair comparison to make.
Read the full article here: [http://www.myce.com/news/why-pirating-an-electronic-file-does-not-equate-to-borrowing-a-hard-copy-of-media-34217/](http://www.myce.com/news/why-pirating-an-electronic-file-does-not-equate-to-borrowing-a-hard-copy-of-media-34217/)
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