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Because it's 2017 already. We, as programmers, should strive to make ethical software that doesn't infringe others' rights. Even Google's core motto is "don't b
by Asooka 10y ago
Because it's 2017 already. We, as programmers, should strive to make ethical software that doesn't infringe others' rights. Even Google's core motto is "don't be evil". The RIAA and MPAA are the supporting pillars of our culture - if they go down, our own culture dies. Making software that facilitates eroding the foundations on which our culture is built, seems pretty evil to me. Leveraging your position as a too-big-to-fail software company to steal billions of profits from poor artists seems pretty damn evil to me.
I just want Google to be better - I want them making ethical software that respects people's rights, not havens for thieves.
- StavrosK 10y agoSorry, my question was more about the "they" than about the "why". Why does ZFS have an ethical responsibility to prevent you from saving a copyrighted file? Why does TCP have an ethical responsibility to prevent you from transmitting copyrighted data? Why do we have an ethical responsibility to build DRM into more things? If the MPAA and RIAA can't find a business model that works without restricting my freedom, maybe they should go down, and maybe your culture should die.
- pjc50 10y agoUnfortunately, the cost of preventing piracy is building a global censor with authority to veto any use of the system. Which can also be seen as "evil".