Civilized countries like China?.

Yes, it could be a criminal act to conspire to allow someone to commit a crime, particularly if you profit from doing so.

Why would I want to do that?

Try the child pornography test if you think that we are free, or that we should be.

The fact that China does some thing that we agree with is irrelevant, as is the fact that it does some things we disagree with. That A implies B doesn't mean that B implies A; that's basic propositional logic.

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try my test of downloading some child pornography.

No thanks, I suggest you keep your test to yourself.

Exactly.

There is no expectation, nor should there be, that you can access whatever you want via the Internet.

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Exactly.

There is no expectation, nor should there be, that you can access whatever you want via the Internet.

Exactly what? I can access whatever I want on the Internet.

It makes me laugh that the MPA were trying to justify this on the ground that it would secure jobs and allow creative people to continue to work.

I know several scriptwriters, they have worked on some very big projects indeed including big name TV shows as well as films.

They are paid absolutly nothing for their work, they have an income which is less than my household income.

One of them tells people who say that they want to work in the entertainment is not to bother as you'll end up on the breadline.

So piracy isn't taking money away from them as they are paid so little it makes next to no odds anyways.

No you can't. Some sites are password protected, some are hidden behind paywalls.

There is a host of information on the Internet that you cannot access. And there is more information that you can access, but it will land you in deep trouble if you do.

All this talk of Internet "freedom" is a naive myth beloved by the likes of the kiddie hackers who are now facing long jail terms.

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No you can't. Some sites are password protected, some are hidden behind paywalls.

There is a host of information on the Internet that you cannot access. And there is more information that you can access, but it will land you in deep trouble if you do.

All this talk of Internet "freedom" is a naive myth beloved by the likes of the kiddie hackers who are now facing long jail terms.

As I said, I can access whatever I want on the internet.