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Pirating movies is stealing. There is no other way of putting it. I'll let you decide whether you find stealing ethical or not. It might depend on your social circle.

If you were a member of a gang, you'll find it socially acceptable among your social circles to kill people and sell drugs probably.

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Theft is defined as unlawful deprivation of use of property. Piracy does not stop the original owner from continuing to sell. It's a lost customer, not a lost sale.

Am I even a lost customer if the original owner, never gave me the option to legally buy the product (in my country) in the first place?

This is 2012. Are we still doing the whole pirating == stealing thing?

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