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¿Question #5317?
Lord_Prussian: File sharing: Fair Use or Piracy?

Paradox Games: Depends on the type of file being shared.
pricero1: People deserve to be paid for their intellectual capital.
Narlgoth: Fair Use.
vacountrygirl: Fair use
Andu: Fair Use
weed131: After the file is out 7 years, it should become Fair Use
Jbrady: Piracy
DasViktor: Piracy. Someone spent money to produce, record, and distribute the music/movie/game/whatever.
Felimid: Piracy. My explanation: I'm not in favor of enriching record company executives. They rip off artists too much as it is. I'm in favor of rewarding artists with money for choosing to release their creations to the public.
gypsydave5: Fairly useful piracy?
jessitron: fair use mostly.
Woelf: Depends on the file. If it's something normally sold commercially and you're sharing it to avoid paying for it, it is most definitely piracy. If it's something you made yourself and want to share with others, go ahead.
MIB 8686: Fair Use, if shared for educational purposes. ;)
WatchmanX2000: piracy
Embark: Depends on the file
Stony: Both
JoshoB: Depends on the file, really.
LeZerp: lets be real about it: piracy
TheArchAngel: fair use
SurprisedPoultry: Depends on the content
ExitDose: Fair Piracy
DHEK: It's a grey area that depends on the file being shared.
themagni: It's not a crime in Canada.
LordT: Piracy, matey !
Numskull: Piracy, assuming it's in-print/currently available material.
monkeyrobot: Fair Use
Beelzebub: Piracy
bluebehir: Piracy.
Shannon Ferguson: since i'm canadian...fair use
bigbadsteve: piracy
POvidiusNaso: Fair use, but what do I know, I'm a Classicist.
tomlynch: Argh! It be piracy mate.
GrimJester: some of each
pattonre: Piracy
arnest_r: Fair Piracy ?
tuva_lisa: Every mans right
Dorque: Yup. Yup.
vampywife: Piracy, technically, but I think it should be fine for those who only get a few things here and there--it's the people who never contribute to the sales that are in the wrong.
djlg: Fair Use if you're not sharing other people's property.
hellsbishop: Slippery slope.
Peter Palmer: fair use
Bahamut-X: Fair use
jasta6: Piracy, read the copy right information on the CD. It is clear....Duh!!
puffinslayer: Piracy. Really folks, if you're going to steal don't try to take the moral high ground.
skrutsch: Doesn't it depend of the file?
korppu: Yes
fFish: who cares, send me warez
LemonyFresh: Yaaaar
scriptorum: I don't think file sharing has anything to do with fair use, which is a very specific legal exception to copyright law. Whether or not it has to do with piracy depends on the context.
Igloo cool: Fair use
DaGen: fair use
ZombyDawg: Fair Piracy
CortexBomb: Piracy, but I do it anyway
jttm: Depends on the file.
skelebone: Depends on what's being shared, but I don't think any of it can fall under fair use, as that's an established set of guidelines.
chaddyboy_2000: Fair-use.
CDRodeffer: It depends upon the file and its licensing policies.
Lord_Prussian: Fair