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I remember chuckling at those dramatic ads before movies where they tried to equate copying of digital artefacts with heavy-duty "piracy", thinking to myself: who could buy that. Robbing a house isn't the same as sharing a copy of an mp3 with a friend.

I'm not certain you're using it in a pejorative manner, or just neutrally, but in any case, it's funny to see on here.



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