this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2024

536 points (94.8% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

54758 readers

355 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):

💰 Please help cover server costs.


Ko-fi	Liberapay

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com

sunbrothersco@lemmy.dbzer0.com

dataprolet@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com

RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com

536

Piracy was NEVER stealing (fedia.io)

submitted 8 months ago by anzo@programming.dev to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

110 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It doesn't matter if it's a CD, a Film, or manual with the instructions to build a spaceship. If you copy it, the original owner doesn't lose anything. If you don't copy it, the only one missing something (the experience) is YOU.

Enjoy!

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don't have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word. Piracy was shown to drive businesses in several occasions by independent and biased corps (trying to show the opposite).

(page 2) 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

Who cares? Why the reach for moral superiority? I don't have an issue with stealing IP. Because the concept of IP is stupid. But I'm not going to rub myself off over what to call it.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4

[–] anzo@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

To those insisting on the wrong idea: how can you argue with the catchy lyrics of this song?! =P

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

OTT providers would withdraw as many choices. Piracy would preseve content you purchased.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

It's especially true if you do it for archival copies of content you've already purchased.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Where can I copy one of those pins? That's badass

[–] schwim@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don’t have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word.

Why would you bother unless you feel you've taken something from the creator that you feel you need to atone for in some way? If you don't feel you stole it, you surely don't owe the creators anything, you deserve the content you attained without payment just the same as someone that paid money for the same content.

[–] flying_wotsit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago

The world doesn't (need to) run on giving only what you owe. People donate to creators not through moral obligation, but because they like what the creator has made and they want to reward them for it and/or enable them to make more of it.

Why do you think Patreon (and others) is so popular? Any cynic would surely point out that from a purely transactional outlook, the donors are getting a bad deal. And yet.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

Tbh, I was just trying to point out that being grateful is possible. In the same way that you return a smile, or give some money when buying goods or services in a context of a solidarity event. For example the other day people were selling hotdogs for "pay what you want" whole raising money for refugee kids. That's how I approach this, copying/ piracy is "pay what you want" (to creators, not platforms). They made some effort to create it, yes. You are not taking anything from them. Nonetheless, you can express economically your gratitude for what they did. Like, homage to celebs.

load more comments