I could agree with whom says that it's a matter of choices: nobody force you to buy, nobody needs those pay items ever, so the right thing to do is not buy them, and go without.
I could agree, because I am one of them: can't afford/don't want to pay = go without the items and so long.

But - and that's why I am here, praising the initiative - is because, sometimes, to be quiet and not messing with simply makes the things go worse.
"The Federation has gone too far" (sorry, but I HAVE the need to quote something from Star Wars ): someway the whole trend has to be put back into perspective. First, it needs a big shake-up: let the rage flow, let people going mad, let arguments arose, let's shouting out loud.
Sharing files - or any other "bad" action versus paysites - in silence leads to nothing. No, I correct myself: it supports the viewing of protesters as thieves and generically illecit people.

Let the fuss calm down, and that will be the moment to start reconsidering what is right and what is wrong; till then, you only have to force the adverse party to came out and show everybody all their skeletons in the closet.
I must admit that they're doing it rather quickly and pretty well by themeselves, though.

ETA: Argh! It took me ages to write this post, and in the meantime liegenschonheit has written exactly what I meant, but way better. So, may I say "I totally agree"?  :oops:
*searching the thanks button... baaaaahhhhh*

Simplystella, cheer up: I know for sure that even with a high-school diploma or a degree it's very, very hard to find a job here in Italy. Definitely NOT a steady one, ever. :/

I'm most of a lurker, and usually I don't post very much anyway, but I have to say that IMO the biggest worth of this site is not so much the booty as the public exposure of the problem.

And this is absolutely great!

I didn't pay too much attention to the fact that paysites are legally wrong, and probabily some paysites owners weren't fully aware about this matter. But now they can't say they don't know, or don't mind: now they have to fully think about it, and are requested to take sides.

I think paysites owners that manage to understand, and reconsider the issue are people deserving of all respect, even if in the end they don't agree. It's their own personal opinion, after all.
But screaming hysterical harpies no, please not at all!