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Illegal does not equal immoral; copying does not equal stealing. Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that t
by kick 6y ago
Illegal does not equal immoral; copying does not equal stealing.
Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting published:
https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-found-piracy-do-1818629537 https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-...
The law shouldn't guarantee you a successful business model. If you believe in capitalism, this should be self-evident. If you believe in socialism, this should also be self-evident. "We're going to enforce with a military your right to a successful business model" is absolutely silly and bizarrely harmful.
- arkades 6y ago> Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting published: I never understand this argument at all. Piracy of X improves sales of X is only relevant if you're keeping the business model of selling X. It's an argument for small amounts of piracy not substituting for market demand in a meaningful amount, and possibly spurring increased market demand. It's not an argument for it not being stealing, or against having an IP legal framework at all. If you remove the ability to sell things, there will be no sales for it to spur. Also, only the most extreme liberterian capitalists believe in capitalism without any commercial regulations whatsoever. Literally the bare minimum is property rights.
- kick 6y agoIf you remove the ability to sell things, there will be no sales for it to spur. Books were sold long before intellectual property laws existed. Your argument is fallacious.
- thrownaway954 6y ago"Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting published" doesn't mean anything. it's still illegal.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIf something is beneficial for everyone involved, why should it be illegal?
- thrownaway954 6y agohow old are you? teenagers think like that.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoEverybody thinks like that. Illegal acts should cause harm, not benefit everyone.
- dang 6y agoPersonal attacks are not allowed here. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules, we'd appreciate it.
- bawolff 6y agoPeople are arguing for what should be, not what is. In that context it doesn't matter what happens to be illegal right now. Laws do change over time - and intellectual property is a relatively recent invention compared to normal property.