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		citricsquid on Jan 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boycotting Hollywood > In fact you are so one sided you fail to explore the possibility that viral distribution might help you. Some indie directors are in fact trying to get their movie to spread via BitTorrent and other mediums to drive sales and gain more awareness. So you're saying that they should give in and accept that people are going to pirate and use it to their advantage? Does that not seem defeatist?

Lewton on Jan 23, 2012 [–]

Defeatist implies that there is in fact a way to eliminate piracy. There isn't. "Giving in" is being realistic, not defeatist

davedx on Jan 23, 2012 | [–]

It's the American way to wage war on things that are undestroyable.

The War on Terror.

The War on Drugs.

Now, the War on Piracy.

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