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Piracy is a socially acceptable term for theft. Theft isn't and shouldn't be socially acceptable.
by talent_deprived 3y ago
Piracy is a socially acceptable term for theft. Theft isn't and shouldn't be socially acceptable.
- cto_of_antifa 3y ago[dead]
- alpaca128 3y agoTheft clearly seems to be seen as acceptable when it comes to corporations taking away access to purchased content. I don't see why that shouldn't work both ways.
- raspyberr 3y agoGee, what a solid and water tight argument. You sure have me convinced now.
- hightrix 3y agoPiracy and theft are two different things. Piracy is not theft.
- beej71 3y agoTheft is when I walk out of a store with 8 apples and the store has 8 fewer apples. Piracy is when I walk out of a store with 8 apples and the store has 0 fewer apples. They are mathematically different concepts.
- redwall_hp 3y agoIn that case, copyright is a socially acceptable form of tyranny that prevents freedom of expression. Or a socially acceptable theft from the commons. Dystopian ideas such as ownership of ideas should not be tolerated.