Quotes on Piracy

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

When war is not just it is subsequently justified; so it becomes many things. In reality, an unjust war is merely piracy. It consists of piracy, ego and, more than anything, money. War is our century's prostitution.

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the moral equivalent of plundering a ship and murdering its crew. But sharing isn’t immoral - it’s a moral imperative. Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.

Trade is much superior to piracy. You can rob and kill a man but once, but you can cheat him again and again.

The problem for most artists isn't piracy, it's obscurity.

What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.