I thought this comment on a TechCrunch post was wonderfully snarky (and accurate) enough to be quoted and shared:

Let me see if I have it right. The discussion centers around:

Thieves (illegal downloaders)
Freeloaders (can be thieves too, believe Everything should be freeee!!)
Stupid Mules (stubborn labels)
Artists (content producers: will play for biscuits, new strings, one sheet of toilet paper {all that’s needed} and a tank of fast food grease to get the refurbished micro bus to the next gig)
Old Fashioned (a majority of consumers, deemed moronic Luddites by the Silicon Valleratti because of their willingness to pay for content)
Econo-Mighties (my brain is bigger than yours-types who dole out a hodge podge of absolutist hoo-ha picked up the one day they didn’t fall asleep in Economic Principles 101)

Did I miss anyone?

I think he might be missing bloggers who pontificate endlessly on the topic with little/no training in relevant areas of law and economics …

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