The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.
If there is no easy way to own what you buy, then piracy becomes a moral obligation to preserve culture for future generations.
Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Piracy was never stealing. It’s copyright infringement, but that’s not the same as stealing at all. People saying it’s stealing have always been wrong.
gapbetweenus@feddit.de 11 months ago
One of the great modern scams, was to convince society that unauthorized copying of data is somehow equivalent to taking away a physical object.
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Jesus didn’t ask for permission to copy bread and fish. It’s a clear moral precedent that if you can copy you should.
What would the Jesus do?
Checkmate Atheists!
helenslunch@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Literally no one thinks that. But you know that already, don’t you?
It’s theft of intellectual property…
ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 11 months ago
So you also believe people shouldn’t need a ticket for a concert, for example?
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s not a scam. It is equivalent to it in some ways and not in others. In a capitalist and globalist society (like the one we’re in), goods have a price and a value. Copying data can be done without a price but it can’t be done without value. If someone created something of value and our society rewards that value with money and people need that money to survive, pay their bills, and support their families, then it’s not possible to copy that data without depriving the creator of its value.
NateNate60@lemmy.world 11 months ago
YOU WOULDN’T STEAL A PURSE
balancedchaos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
-Character from some movie I pirated
Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 months ago
In this economy with this level of corporate greed, I will download all the purses
Klear@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I would infringe all over its copyright tho
konalt@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You wouldn’t steal a baby!
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 11 months ago
You wouldn’t download fish and bread!
Jesus: hold my wine……
ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 11 months ago
I bet you aren’t a software developer.
grue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m a software developer, and I endorse the grandparent comment.
puttybrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
If I made software that people cared enough about to crack and pirate, I’d be happy that it’s popular enough for that to happen.
I am a software developer but I’ve only worked on SaAS and open source projects.
iegod@lemm.ee 11 months ago
You need to disconnect the badness with the term stealing because you’re just wrong. Yeah it’s ip infringement. Yes it’s illegal. Yes people are impacted. And still… Not stealing.
Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have been for over 20 years actually!
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
You aren’t.
Pratai@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
BINGPOT.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 months ago
I am.