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It is always morally acceptable to pirate things made by giant corporations (feddit.org)
submitted 17 hours ago by ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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No, it's not like stealing a physical item from a store.

"stealing" a digital copy of a movie, tv show or a game is like if the item you're stealing from a store is infinitely copyable. Like the replicator from star trek...or that one episode of Sabrina the teenage witch with that box that can make a perfect copy of everything you put inside of it.

Of course I personally would never pirate anything, no matter how much streaming services increase their prices or how much they crack down on VPN usage to get around geo-restrictions, PIRACY IS BAD AND ONLY BAD PEOPLE DO IT.

I've never pirated anything in my whole life!

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[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I mean...if the movie is good you should support it. Vote with your wallet.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

I mean…if the movie is good you should support it

What is 'it'? The movie is a published work, it can't be financially supported. Who is being supported with the money you pay?

Vote with your wallet.

Unfortunately, consumer boycott (and conversely, support) usually isn't an effective strategy at this scale you're talking about. Unless you and all your friends are voting with a few thousand dollars, it's hardly going to make a dent in the numbers.