Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 52/@comment-7464192-20150522011915/@comment-26136579-20150522050011

Icey, I don't think the classic prohibition/prostitution argument applies to illegal downloading.

Moonshiners were alcoholics who couldn't get alcohol any other way than to bootleg it. Prostitution is mainly funded by people who can't get sex by any other means. Making those things illegal causes the crime instead of preventing it.

Illegal downloading is just classic theft. Unless you live in a country with no Wal-Mart or iTunes or Google Play, there's really no excuse. Illegal downloading is driven by people who are too lazy or cheap to pay for a movie, so they steal it.