No, they don't. They do, however, want to live in computers and have mad kung-fu skillz.
It does have it’s own philosophical sub-culture, though.
A lot of people quote that movie(and others like it) to express anti-authority sentiments.
Most of them just missed the fact that it is indeed the whole system that’s screwed, not just ‘the government’ etc. Those that used it in reference to the whole system seemed to be unaware just what ‘the system’ is…how far it reaches, even into ourselves.
[quote]I'm sure he's got bills to pay or whatever, but perpetuating civilization's intellectual property fixation does not display a good sense of priorities.[/quote]I’m sure is wasn’t cheap to make. The last I heard is that Tim and Sally had a long ways to go before they broke even.
You also have to factor in production and distribution companies. They have ‘rights’ to the film, usually without caring about any loftier goal than ‘profit’.