Piracy and Public Health

What does piracy and counterfeiting actually have to do with public health and safety?

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On the flip side, we have to protect these creators because everyone else is profiting from their work except them, Topić points out, adding that nobody in the world has figured out a solution for this yet. The federal agency is organizing a "Stop Piracy and Counterfeiting" campaign for April 21st at Times Square in Washington, D.C., aiming to inform the public about how counterfeiting and piracy impact citizen health and safety, not to mention the damage done to the economy and the national budget.

Oh, sure, because that makes total sense.🙂

Mental breakdowns hit different when the cops have you in their sights. They can cause all sorts of issues... things women really don't want to deal with.

I mean, if we’re talking about pirated music, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with this.

But, when you look at counterfeit and fake medications—which is a massive, objective issue—there are some pretty huge 😉

Rachel Brooks63 said:I mean, if we're talking about pirate music? Totally irrelevant.

But when you look at counterfeit drugs—which is a massive 😉
issue—it's a different story.

Fair point, but the whole thread is really focused on illegal downloads anyway. 👍