• Kecessa
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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?