This is a false equivalency if I just share torrented data I can go to prison. These companies downloaded and seeded copy righted material and then sold a product made from that data. If I a civilian did this I would face time in prison. If you think this is fine great, but what people are made about is the hypocrisy of the current moment.
As the title said "Techno-cynics are wounded techno-optimists"
> These companies downloaded and seeded copy righted material and then sold a product made from that data
but no company did this.