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== Encouraged ==
* [[Nine Inch Nails|Trent Reznor]] has encouraged fans to download his music, since he
* The creators of the film ''[[The Man From Earth]]'' encouraged people to download the movie using Bittorrent.
* [[Neil Gaiman]]
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** [[Subverted|But then,]] in 2010, the reunited group played a rewritten version of "MTV - Get Off The Air" named "[[MP3]] Get Off the Web".
* Eyeshine puts a fake FBI disclosure on their CDs, of note the one from ''Red Stripes White Lights'': "FBI Warning: Illegal distribution is a criminal offense punishable by DEATH. Just kidding, make sure all your friends get a copy."
* 2600's DVD has a FBI warning ''to'' the FBI.
* The person behind ''[[Mother 3]]'' encourages the [[Fan Translation]] of the game, since it'll [[No Export for You|never get an international release]].
* The only official releases of [[Mike Jittlov]]'s feature-length film ''[[The Wizard of Speed and Time (film)|The Wizard of Speed and Time]]'' were on laserdisc and VHS circa 1989-1990 (from which Jittlov received little or no royalties). However, there is an ISO image of a simple DVD version of the film floating about in torrent and other forms on the Net, the use and distribution of which Jittlov encourages and endorses.
* To a mild extent some game developers encourage this (despite disapproving piracy). Specifically they hate the website G2A, which allegedly steals game keys and sells them without the developers making a cent. As a result, some game developers have said they would rather players pirate their games directly than purchase them from G2A [https://www.pcgamer.com/developers-tell-people-to-pirate-their-games-instead-of-using-g2a/].
== Neutral ==
* Microsoft was famous in the past for saying, "If You're Going To Pirate Software, Pirate Ours". [[Subverted|Since then,]] they implement many anti-piracy measures on their products and advocate about how [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/piracy/default.aspx|"Pirated software hurts everyone."]
* WinRAR doesn't mind if you don't pay for a license even after your 40-day trial period is over. WinRAR CEO Burak Canboy stated in an [https://en.softonic.com/articles/winrar-5-0-interview-with-ceo-burak-canboy interview] that they would rather see people download the legitimate version and continue to use it for as long as they see fit than have them use a cracked and potentially infected copy. Besides, they see no problem with people not caring about the nag screen as long as the user base they amassed gives them [[No Such Thing as Bad Publicity|the publicity they wanted]], and that enterprise users and those who downloaded the ad-supported version of RAR for Android make up a bulk of their revenue. In addition, a special version of WinRAR for Chinese markets was released since 2015. Unlike regular WinRAR, the Chinese release is free-to-use for home users and individuals due to rampant piracy in the country, hence why developers have to come up with creative business models as seen with MMORPGs.
* Notch has said that he is with some people pirating [[Minecraft]]. IRL he is a member of the [[wikipedia:Pirate Party|Pirate Party]].
* C418, who composed music for [[Minecraft]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20161020025429/http://c418.org/?p=298 would rather] have you download his music on The Pirate Bay than listen to it on [[YouTube]], which [[Take That|he thinks is "terrible and the worst way to support [him]."]]
* After unfinished material leaked, [[System of a Down]] said they were disappointed, not because of piracy, but because the material were unfinished demos.
** The material later became [[Lampshade Hanging|"Steal This Album!"]]
* An issue of ''[[She Hulk]]'' featured a cyborg shoplifting. The New Warriors showed up to catch her but couldn't believe she had broke in just to steal music albums, telling her instead to download them.
* There is an "FBI Warning" at the beginning of almost every commercial VHS tape warning about the penalties for copyright infringement. One
** When ICP released The Wraith: Shangri-La, they placed a disclaimer on their website saying they didn't care if you downloaded it, they just asked that downloaders listen to the songs in the listed order.
* The members of the Swedish metal band [[Machinae Supremacy]] are very open on their negative opinion of the RIAA's attempts to shut down music torrenting. Not only does the song "Legion of Stoopid" call them [[Take That|"the Recording Industry Assholes of America,"]] it also suggests that they promote "mass ignorance" for the sake of making money. Not to mention that they've stated, in concert, in interviews and on their website that they don't care if you download their albums as long as you remember to seed what you take.
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* Quite early in the main rulebook for ''[[Cthulhu Tech]]'', it gives you a short "If You Downloaded This Book" lecture, saying, in short, "If you like it, buy it, otherwise we'll likely go out of business". Several sourcebooks later, this seems to have worked.
* ''[[Maid RPG]]'' has a message that says that if you download the book, to not keep it gathering dust in the hard disk, and to play it with friends.
* After
* Joked about by [[Jonathan Coulton]] via [[Twitter]]: "Hey, have any other artists noticed that since Megaupload shut down the money has just been POURING in?"
* [[Jimquisition|Jim Sterling]] has zig-zagged this. He has ''endorsed'' piracy for ''some'' works...but true to form of a self
* [[Disturbed]] has stated from time to time that, as much as Warner Music Group likes to make a fuss about it, the members of the band themselves don't care much about people downloading their songs.
* Several creators of software intended for business use don't really care about individuals pirating the software under the idea that the pirate will develop proficiency with their tools instead of the free or cheaper alternatives forcing employers to buy (much more expensive) company licenses (and if ''they'' try to pirate software they can easily be sued).
* If someone pirates a copy of the game ''Just Shapes & Beats'', a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNT5Knu7Xdw video] by the creators would be available. The creators explain when he was a kid that he did the same thing. Rather than getting upset, he's chilled about someone pirating the game just as long they share it.
* When asked about ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' being widely pirated, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes expressed his optimism towards illegal file sharing. While he certainly wouldn't outright offer the series for free, he opined that the widespread recognition the series earned through piracy is "better than an Emmy." The show was HBO's most pirated series, but its first season was the best-selling DVD of 2012.
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