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If you don't feel like paying for HBO, why should you have a right to watch Westworld?
by hesdeadjim 6y ago
If you don't feel like paying for HBO, why should you have a right to watch Westworld?
- anon9001 6y agoI'm not claiming a right. I'm claiming an opportunity. Those bytes are just sitting there waiting for me to click download. I think the better question is: what are you going to do to stop me from downloading whatever I want?
- hesdeadjim 6y agoI imagine these people under indictment thought the same way as you.
- anon9001 6y agoNo, that's the distinction I'm trying to draw here. Lots of people, like you and me, routinely consume pirated content. It's not always torrents either, tons of unlicensed stuff shows up all the time on youtube. Do you validate all copyrights on all services before you watch? The people under indictment wanted to have reputation in the scene, so badly that they were willing to commit a lot of crimes that are way more severe than watching pirated content. I think the takeaway is that if you're torrenting content, you're probably fine. But if you're running a pre with unreleased content, the law takes that pretty seriously.
- neuronic 6y agoI am paying for Westworld but you know what I am not willing to pay for? Scientific articles. That's because in a lot of cases, taxes have already paid for the grants or sponsors/donors decided to support the research. Blood sucking journals in between science and the public are overdue for dying off.