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I'm not arguing against IP and friends here, just pointing out that pirates offer a better service that people increasingly like to use and are punished for it.
by zaarn 7y ago
I'm not arguing against IP and friends here, just pointing out that pirates offer a better service that people increasingly like to use and are punished for it.
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoAnother thing about piracy that isn't brought up enough is the preservation of media. Historically, most companies are awful at preserving history. And copyright lengths have been pushed to such extremes that it will easily outlive the company that owns it.
- pas 7y agoProperty rights are very much also at the core of capitalism, and piracy only works in a hybrid environment. Of course it works marvelously, for example there are shows that otherwise are inaccessible to many. (Animes come to mind.) If there were some kind of pay as you wish backchannel probably a lot of people would happily give more than zero to content creators.