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I think pirating is like cheating in relationships. The society should discourage it, but to criminalize it is much worse than just to let it happen. Yes, the s
by js8 5y ago
I think pirating is like cheating in relationships. The society should discourage it, but to criminalize it is much worse than just to let it happen. Yes, the solution is possibly not stable or consistent, yet adhering to either side of consistent moral principles is arguably worse.
Many people do both, sometimes in a weird, selective way. I know I do, I pirate a lot, yet if I really care about something (or it's harder to obtain, which is kind of equalizing authors' profits), I will buy it.
- uncoder0 5y agoI pirate things that have oppressive DRM that makes people who purchase the software have to jump through unnecessary hoops. I've had 3,000 dollar software not work when I needed it because some license server was down somewhere.
- himinlomax 5y agoBecause of movie piracy, Hollywood is currently a deserted wasteland. And because of video game piracy, nobody makes any of those any more. Also I heard Google is not giving Microsoft any money for their operating systems. Wait, only the last one is true. It's almost as if intellectual schmoperty violations is not a real problem.
- mr_toad 5y agoThat’s an interesting analogy. Legally, copyright infringement is treated much the same as trespassing on property. And in societies that viewed wives as property they did make it a criminal offence.