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Originally Posted by Mad_Cactuar
An artist called M.I.A. (maybe somebody knows her here..) whose album got leaked all over the internet even made a mixtape called "Piracy Funds Terrorism".. Dont know how true that is though..  |
a/ A lot of people here know her.
b/ Her 'Piracy Funds Terrorism' mixtape was released well befóre her debut album Arular.
c/ It is somewhat true though, as it's a major source of income for some terrorist cells and groups (but that doesn't mean every illegally downloaded/bought album or movie actually funds terrorist organisations).
d/ Note that M.I.A.'s own stances towards terrorism are quite odd and controversial, so it's quite an odd example, haha.
Lepra is right though, laws pretty much differ per country. Here in Holland it's legal to download, but illegal to share/upload.