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Bill Gates a pirate?

Bill Gates admitted to watch pirated content on youtube. As you might know, the MPAA and RIAA are targeting youtube at the moment for its pirated content. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Bill Gates said: WSJ: You watch physics lectures and Harlem Globetrotters [on YouTube]? Gates: This social-networking thing takes you to [...]

Bill Gates admitted to watch pirated content on youtube. As you might know, the MPAA and RIAA are targeting youtube at the moment for its pirated content.

gates pirateIn an interview with the Wall Street Journal Bill Gates said:

WSJ: You watch physics lectures and Harlem Globetrotters [on YouTube]?

Gates: This social-networking thing takes you to crazy places.

WSJ: But those were stolen, correct?

Gates: Stolen’s a strong word. It’s copyrighted content that the owner wasn’t paid for. So yes.

But hey, Bill could buy the MPAA if he wanted to. In the meanwhile youtube is planning to offer “all music videos ever created”.. for free

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