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Hi Peter!

So what's happening with your PB trial as of now? You came across very well in AFK and I hope everything works out for you.

Also, I'm very intrigued by the arguments shown in the trial. There's a clear split between you guys defending the mechanism of file sharing as a principle and the prosecution attacking the consequential ability to download copyrighted versions of things. I'm wondering what is your opinion specifically on downloading copyrighted materials like films, music etc?

Personally, I find myself completely split on the matter. On one hand, I think it's pretty shitty that people don't get the revenue from taking financial and creative risks by creating things. While on the other hand, there's so much cynical money-making crap out there that it's hard to feel loyal to the media industries. For programmes especially (photoshop, 3Dmax etc) I know that many companies turn a blind eye to students using pirated copies because it ensures that the offices will end up using those same programmes as those students become workers. I think this is an interesting undercurrent. Like Gabe Newell said (I'm paraphrasing here): the issue isn't one of theft, it's one of customer service.

I should also say that I'm a complete hypocrite in this situation, as despite thinking that people who create things should get their rewards, there's so much stuff easily available for free that I can't help but put my morals aside and enjoy the ride.

WHY DOES IT WORK SO WELL?!?!

Why do you put the u in bold?

It's an awesome story and one that made me see the world in a new light (as seems to be the case with others here), so thanks for writing it. When I first saw it, it was years ago as a screengrab of a 4chan post. Does it get frustrating at all to have your work well known but your authorship less so? Also, have you considered making it the premise for any other medium such as a short film/anime (ala those matrix ones) etc? I'm sure there are some great people out there who would love to work it into something script-like and animate it.