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It's well established at this point that IA took a big misstep here and is too important and singular an entity to run afoul of current laws. To those who thin
by loughnane 6y ago
It's well established at this point that IA took a big misstep here and is too important and singular an entity to run afoul of current laws.
To those who think IA is wrong not just tactically but morally on the basis of "violating the law", I'd like you to consider the following:
Unjust laws exist.
- Shall we be content to obey them?
- Shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded?
- Shall we transgress them at once?
- bzb3 6y agoBefore we can answer those questions we have to decide whether copyright is unjust or not.
- aaron695 6y agoYou missed the step a lot of us believe this law is moral. So this isn't about not following unmoral laws. More so, on top of this, many people also think it's ok in some circumstance to break moral laws. If someone steals food they need, then many people think that's ok. If someone breaks copyright when they wouldn't have normally payed for the product, then some people also think this is ok. But I think this is none of the above. This is a food bank openly stealing food from Walmart. Heck, if some anarchist group broke into Walmart and stole food, even that would have more support. But when they say what they are doing is ok and do it openly in front of police, that's when they lose me.
- SirSavary 6y agoRight, but in this scenario Walmart is closed and the people want food.
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