and dickwads like Pwhysall and Ben_Tilly are too arrogant to accept that simple fact.
Guess they never have heard of freeware and shareware.
Hey, got a clue for you, dickwad:
Freeware and shareware are available other places than usenet.
And I'll clarify it for you, since you don't seem to get it:
I'm willing to bet that 95%+ of what you see on alt.binaries.* is copyrighted material.
Freeware and shareware don't need alt.binaries.* to get exposure on the web. Get a fucking grip.
Unlike you, I don't have a problem admitting my attitude about whether I'm violating copyright or not. Here's a hint; I really don't give a shit.
Oh, and here's another clue for you:
With all the hosting sites available on the internet, independent artists can put up their stuff for download any time they choose. They don't fucking need alt.binaries.* to do it!
If you really want all those alt.binaries.* groups, then I'd suggest a subscription to GigaNews. Certainly nothing missing there.