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by benj111 23 days ago
Was he a pirate? Or did he just record off TV?
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__MatrixMan__ 23 days ago
He did not wear an eyepatch or kill people, he did sail the high seas on occasion, he recorded both TV and made vhs and cassette tape copies, I don't think he ever sold these copies.

I'll let you decide if he was a pirate.

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benj111 22 days ago
Recording off the TV isn't pirating. Why do you think they were allowed to sell blank tapes and later hard drive recorders?

If he's selling copies then maybe. But for personal consumption that's legal.

The term pirate is already expansive enough. I don't think we need to expand it into legal activities.

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dhosek 22 days ago
No eye patch, peg leg or parrot, not a pirate.
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__MatrixMan__ 22 days ago
Perhaps, perhaps.

Though I'd like to propose that it's actually about exploring prohibited alternatives in spite of a failing authority, which is why the "of the caribbean" era pirates were democracy enthusiasts.

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