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Rick Maue V.I.P. Pittsburgh, PA 586 Posts |
Greetings everyone,
Before my time comes to an end out here, I want to take a moment to talk about something that is really important. In short, I want to ask everyone here to do whatever is within their own power to help curb the enormous problem of piracy in magic and mentalism. The illegal duplication and distribution of material does hurt our art form, and it does hurt every person in it. There is absolutely no excuse for the theft of material--whether we are talking about books, DVD’s, downloads, or anything else. Simply put, if a person wants something, they should pay the authorized dealers, or the creator, to get it. Anything short of that is theft--it is illegal, and it is just plain wrong. When I see people trading .pdf’s of material that I know is not available in digital form, I get very sad. As for the websites where you can download all of the stolen property, they disgust me. And I certainly understand that the problem is not only in magic--but magic is the common thread that has brought all of us together, so that is the delicate thread that we need to care for. Believe me, I know that many people will just shrug this post off and continue to do what they have always done. (Sadly, the filter on the Café will not allow me to type exactly what I want to call those folks, but I am sure that they can imagine.) But if there is just one person that takes this plea to heart, then my week here has been worthwhile. Thanks very much for listening. Keep the change, Rick |
Donal Chayce Inner circle 1770 Posts |
Count me in.
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Robert M Inner circle 2482 Posts |
Absolutely. I hope this isn't falling on deaf ears.
Robert |
Rick Maue V.I.P. Pittsburgh, PA 586 Posts |
Thank you gentlemen...
And because I think that this topic is so important, I just wanted to bump it back to the top before my time here ends. Keep the change, Rick |
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