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I find such things hard to swallow. For instance, a friend of mine committed an act of vandalism last year, where he removed and destroyed private property. He then told me not to tell anyone. Of what authority does he have to say that to me? I mean I should have told the police outright. And it wasn't because he's my friend that I didn't. Heck I mean he shouldn't be the one to dictate who should know the truth, I really should have told the police. Next time I will, that time I was in the wrong too (for not telling the police).
I know distributing Star Wars bootlegs is not the same thing, however people should realize at least that it is the property of Lucas/LucasFilm. Therefore whatever creators of sets have to say about their distribution shouldn't matter. What Lucas says should matter most, and then what other people say should matter less. Not because Lucas deserves to dictate, but because he owns the copyright. If someone else breaches his copyright - as we all have done - then they/we do not have any authority to claim others shouldn't do it also. Because that is saying "do as I say, not as I do".
I know I've said that before, but I just wanted to give it a fresh run. I would like to hear what others think about this too.