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(like downloading a tv show you paid for but misplaced/missed)
So if I lose a hammer I can walk into a hardware store and pick up another for free. Extreme example but the same net effect. A consumer should be responsible for his purchase. Storage drives are so cheap now that no back ups should mean tough shit. Copyrights shouldn't be restricted because of careless consumers.
As for the people currently making their living off fair use "Times change, adapt!" Isn't that what copyright holders are being told. Technology has changed how copyrighted products can be illegally distributed. Fair use users must understand they are the users of someone else's product and share in policing their respected industries.
Return on investment is the first rule in business. Period. If there isn't future return there's no future product. The fact that the money is being sucked out of the US economy increasing our deficit hurts us all.
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