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Are you thinking that "pirate" is a dysphemism dreamed up by industry propagandists? The first software pirates named themselves that. The industry would rather
by PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Are you thinking that "pirate" is a dysphemism dreamed up by industry propagandists? The first software pirates named themselves that. The industry would rather call them "thieves" or "criminals," something with less of a quaint, romantic feel in the modern day.
- kgwxd 8y agoJust a joke based on Stallman comments[1]. If that's the case, then it seems the founding fathers did everyone a disservice. Everyone would be laughing at the MPAA and RIAA if they were constantly campaigning against "copycats", maybe even Capitol Hill. It's not too late to change the term if we all join in. [1]https://stallman.org/articles/end-war-on-sharing.html https://stallman.org/articles/end-war-on-sharing.html
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoThey wouldn't be calling them "copycats." They'd be calling them "thieves." Even more so than they already do, I mean. "Pirate" is better. A pirate is a romantic antihero in the public eye; a thief is just a greedy thug.