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> Now here is the question: when I copy your song, am I depriving you of anything? Yes, because there's a chance -- say, 5% -- that you would have bought it. S
by cschwarm 16y ago
> Now here is the question: when I copy your song, am I depriving you of anything?
Yes, because there's a chance -- say, 5% -- that you would have bought it. So, you're depriving me of wealth and money.
Buying music, software or any other digital good is a contract, a promise: I promise you a copy of my music, you promise to pay me money and don't copy it for others. If you don't like the conditions of the contract -- fine, buy elsewhere!
But if you agreed to the conditions, violating them is immoral.
- evilduck 16y agoYour example is 5%, but if reality is closer to 0.00000000000000001%, am I still depriving you of something with those odds? How do you establish those odds and what do they even mean?
- chopsueyar 16y ago"But if you agreed to the conditions, violating them is immoral." You do know about the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution, right?