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Musician Encourages Music Piracy of Her Opera Dear Music Pirate, Hello, starving artist here. I just finished this great sci-fi comic book animated Libertaria: The Virtual Opera .   It took the cast a couple of years, 1000 recordings, and just tons of work to finish it, and now I want you to steal it.  Yep, you heard me, just pirate it away. Aaargh.   You see, when I made Libertaria, I knew that I wanted it to be something special, something that didn't require $200 and a tux for nosebleed seats. I mean, really, it's been way too long that great music has required a six figure job to enjoy. So after a live premier and an online premier, well, I decided to chance it and just leave the film up on Youtube and see how long it took someone to pirate it. Answer: Less than Two Weeks!   Now I can take this two ways: 1) Be raving mad that someone dared to steal my work 2) Be flattered that someone (or a bot) figured that Libertaria: The Virtual Opera ...