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I have wondered whether this applies to the ethics of piracy too. For example, on release of a blockbuster movie - the distributor will do blanket advertising
by duncanawoods 10y ago
I have wondered whether this applies to the ethics of piracy too.
For example, on release of a blockbuster movie - the distributor will do blanket advertising saturating every channel trying to manufacture a demand - tv, internet, sides of buses, roadside-hoardings, in taxis, talk shows, newspaper native ads etc. You just can't escape even in your own home eating your breakfast cereal when the box is smeared with adverts.
If a demand has been manufactured by a catastrophic pollution of our environment, I can't blame anyone for satisfying it without paying the maker. They didn't really have a choice.
- golergka 10y ago> They didn't really have a choice. Only if they have IQ below the level which is considered minimum to be responsible for your actions.
- nkrisc 10y agoThat's absurd. Being subject to incessant advertising doesn't make you need a movie or beyond responsibility for your own actions. No one is saying this guy isn't responsible for stealing food, the court is saying he ought not to be punished for it given his particular circumstances. EDIT: I'll concede this may not apply to toddlers.
- sp332 10y agoIt's true that the *AA's create a lot of perverse incentives, but I don't think it's that complex. If people can get what they want legally they generally will. If they can't, they are more likely to get it illegally anyway. I don't think the desire for a piece of content has to get very high before people are willing to pirate it.