Film Piracy and Organized Crime

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What do the bombings in Mumbai have to do with bootleg movies? There are many surprises in this research paper I stumbled across. An excerpt from the HTML link (a PDF is available as well):Three of the documented cases provide evidence that terrorist groups have used the proceeds of film piracy in one way or another to finance their activities

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[deckardcanine]

I guess it makes sense, reaping the benefits of the Great Satan without paying for them.

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Yes, a bit like the people in the US and elsewhere expressing their support for communism by buying t-shirts of communist "heroes" from stores.

In this case, the jihadist "horror" at our decadence does not stop them from propagating it for money.

I remember back when al Qaida sold honey to raise money. (It's still a big item, I'd guess.)

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