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I've always had mixed emotions about the whole piracy subject, but they have become less mixed and more supportive recently. Seeing Harmy's "Despecialized" ver
by hotpotamus 3y ago
I've always had mixed emotions about the whole piracy subject, but they have become less mixed and more supportive recently.
Seeing Harmy's "Despecialized" versions of the original Star Wars trilogy was a watershed for me. They're the best way of seeing the originals without Lucas's strange 90's CGI inserted into a 1970's movie, but technically they're piracy. (Oddly the pirate in a sense created a transformative work to more accurately re-create the original experience, but I'm sure Disney would prefer to see him crucified for the effort).
Anyway, I'm going to watch what I want and not worry about the philosophical questions at this point; I will worry about keeping the downloads anonymous though ;)
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoPersonally I think piracy is the future. It's a net good for society and a normal behavior, and it doesn't hurt anyone. Corporations are just greedy. These giant content monopolies are on their way out anyway, with personal AI tech that can generate movies and content on demand coming within 10 years.
- aidenn0 3y agoCompletely unfettered piracy is arguably not a net-good for society. I would also say the same about the current 95-year copyright term. There's a huge space between those two poles though that can be explored.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoPeople sharing content is natural human behavior, and in 20 years of studying piracy it hasn't been found to hurt content producers.