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Why People Pirate Stuff

allthingsd.com » 2008 » August » 21st » Why People Pirate Stuff

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By Kevin Kelly, Founding Executive Editor, Wired In the universe of the free (”free” as in beer), getting ripped off is the norm. Yes, many products and services are deliberately priced at zero these days, but a significant portion of consumers will gravitate to illegitimate free versions of not-free stuff. Free versions of pricey digital products are not hard to find on underground file trading Continue Reading »


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