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This is an interesting pairing with the "Piracy is not theft"[1] post that is also currently on the front page. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=263291

• aidenn0 6y ago
  Seeing as the title has the word "copying" not "stealing" and at the time of this writing, the top comment is basically saying that Peak Design loses nothing from this[1], at least HN is consistent. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26339201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26339201
• villgax 6y ago
  It would apply only if pirates were actually selling said content, which in this case Amazon Basics does in fact do.
• jokowueu 6y ago
  The difference here is that they are selling it . Amazon isn't giving it away for free they are profiting from it
  • darawk 6y ago
    People hosting pirated material often pair it with ads.
    • sodality2 6y ago
      And pirates use bulletproof hosting in other countries to avert takedowns. Amazon is in the US, where they are beholden to US laws.
      • darawk 6y ago
        Your argument is that by evading jurisdiction, an act transforms from 'theft' to 'not theft'?
        • sodality2 6y ago
          No, but from "hey we can do something about this" to "hey we cannot do something about this".
  • threatofrain 6y ago
    Why does selling make a difference to the injured party? For example, most people who are torrenting have no interest in sales.