I don't believe Oleg had any expectation of getting re-admitted after posting his tantrum threads. He has since conducted himself in a more reserved manner, which has benefits (such as people giving you a second chance) included. Bottom line- I believe he learned from his mistakes.
The retail industry does pay for the products that it resells. For-profit torrent sites skip that whole pay step and jump straight to profit. This sucks because that money could help smaller, not-for-profit sites keep the lights on. Instead, the large for-profit sites take the money out of the community.
End users, IMO, are different. Viewing, reading, or listening to media is not consumed any more than if someone did these things at a public library.
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