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That is some interesting mental gymnastics…
by MobileVet 4y ago
That is some interesting mental gymnastics…
- dandellion 4y agoIf we discovered a free and unlimited source of energy would people argue we shouldn't use it because it's stealing? I see more mental gymnastics in justifying the old payment models when we've invented an almost free and unlimited way to distribute media, than in telling people to torrent stuff.
- jjnoakes 4y agoThis seems like a straw man to me. If we discovered a free and unlimited source of entertainment then we wouldn't need to charge for that either...
- vineyardmike 4y agoGosh I wish media was free to create like this power source of yours. Actors and camera crew and makeup and the set designers all need to get paid for their work somehow. Distribution is free, but because production is not, we have to pay at consumption time.
- andybak 4y agoThe point is that the word "stealing" has been extended to mean something it never used to mean. This lexical shift was intentional and used to "borrow" some of the moral weight from the traditional definition for something most people feel is only borderline immoral. So - an honest discussion of copyright infringment should avoid distorted, emotive language such as "steal".