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The Side of Online Piracy That No One Talks About
How free access to expensive quality content changed the lives of millions
Piracy played a major role in shaping the internet we know today and has surprisingly done several good deeds along the way. While we neither support nor endorse online piracy in any way, it has changed the lives of many by providing access to information and knowledge that were put behind paywalls and geo-restrictions.
At a time when the world was debating the cost of education and increasingly barring access to content online, piracy was already transforming the lives of many by opening up new doors for learning.
Online piracy is the practice of downloading and distributing copyrighted content digitally without permission, such as music or software. — Wikipedia
The beginning — Internet
The 21st century has seen a rapid transformation like never before in keeping people informed and educated around the world. Thanks to the internet, whether you are a student in Africa or Australia, you are both presented with the same information when you google to learn something. That put an end to bias and variance in information distributed online. But sadly, it was short-lived and quickly changed as people tried to access more and…
