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Most importantly:
Filesharing copyrighted material IS NOT PIRACY. It is not theft. It is copyright infringement. This should be a major point in your argument; that the RIAA and other industries have used buzzwords to change the perception of what filesharing is and is not. Filesharing is a constitutionally protected form of free speech; filesharing copyrighted material is considered "commercial speech" and is therefore subject to restrictions. Check out the filesharing court case involving Verizon ("Verizon I" and "Verizon II") for more info on the difference between political and commercial free speech.
But the biggest thing is this; copyright infringement is not piracy, nor is it theft. You could probably write a damn good paper on just that.
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