• Kecessa
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    9 months ago

    So it makes it ok to do it too?

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      9 months ago

      They’re clearly working on the principal of “might makes right” considering that every single digital media company has had instances of “selling” customers media, and then deciding to make it impossible for the customer to use said media, and they never give refunds.

      What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

      Since they are legally people, and they have all the power, then clearly it’s ok for the rest of us to be thieves, just like them

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        9 months ago

        How about the creators?

        It’s funny because so far all the pro pirating arguments ignore the creators, the work they do and the fact that they have to make a living too.

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          9 months ago

          If you’re referring to any of the major media companies the creators already got paid. Hollywood and the software industry both use Hollywood accounting so there’s never any profits to be shared in residuals.

          Again if they want to be predatory thieves in their business models, it’s totally fine for us to steal right back.

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            9 months ago

            Do you think people don’t pirate indie games?

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              9 months ago

              Piracy ≠ lost sales. If they pirate it helps the creator gain a wider audience. Piracy helps creatives, it only harms IP copyright trolls

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                9 months ago

                If piracy didn’t exist at all, do you really think sales numbers would be the same?