Things You Might Like A take on the piracy debate that's not two people screaming at each other on the news Things You Might Not Like Not very even-handed The over-the-top characterization of media owners Conclusion Doctorow's Pirate Cinema is a novel that tries to make a splash in the battle of piracy and intellectual copyright laws. It's enjoyable, but fails to give a lot of perspective. 3 out of 5 Abandoned Pubs Aaron Simon *** Piracy is a pretty touchy subject. Go on any internet forum where user names do not require a person to use their real name, and, more than likely, you'll see a swath of piracy advocates using lines like 'Information wants to be free,' 'I wasn't going to buy it anyway;' or 'Gimme gimme' Turn on your news station of choice, and you'll likely see the opposite. Piracy described as the end of media, an indication of the lack of moral fiber in society, that sort of thing. There is rarely -- if ever -- a middle ground in the discussion. Few people are willing -- or able -- to weigh in on the issue with anything other than sound bite-friendly discussions, resulting in the talking heads just having a damn field day with it all. No, not them. So, if nothing else, it's to Cory Doctorow's credit that Pirate Cinema attempts to be that middle ground. It follows Trent McCauley after his rampant downloading -- in order to splice clips from movies together to