Originally Posted by DWB

As much as I dislike that site and others like it, I can see reasons for wanting to advertise there and don't see a real ethical issue with it. I didn't think this way at first, but after giving it a lot of thought and trying to see the larger picture, I changed my mind. And before you trolls and fake nics get your panties in a bunch, that doesn't mean I download shit from torrents. I don't.

One one hand you're paying the shit bags who own TPB. But on the other hand, you may be getting their customers to actually pay for something, which is quite an accomplishment. If you can convert tubes and torrents, you're in good shape.

It's all a slippery slope. I use CCbill and they now process for cyber lockers who take my stolen content and allow people to download it. Do I dump CCbill over this? I wish I was in a position to do so, but I'm not. But even then, do I not use Visa and Master Card because they do business with 3rd party companies who support pirate sites? Impossible. I have to use V and MC. And what about if they hosted with my host? Where does it end?

I'm as anti-piracy as they come but I also understand that sometimes you have to do what you have to do, and if you ARE able to get sales from a site that steals from you, as dysfunctional as that may be, who am I to say you're wrong for doing it. At least you're trying to offset the theft a little. The game has changed.