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Piracy is a crime regardless of the morality of it.
by ThrowawayTestr 3y ago
Piracy is a crime regardless of the morality of it.
- incahoots 3y agoI suppose we should treat jaywalking with the same hard line approach. The justification for both only benefits those who can push such laws.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoEveryone hates copyright until it's their work being stolen.
- incahoots 3y agoDebatable at best. Art is produced out of passion, if the passion becomes overly monetized then it becomes pretty clear it stops being a reflection of the artist, and more so in the name of profit, which kills innovation. Take for example, Wes Anderson movies. They aren't ranking in the billions after a successful weekend, but they don't have too because the folks involved recognize it's a passion project. I mean the cast alone is indicative that they're willing to take on a role that pays maybe a quarter of what they normally receive in other flicks.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoThe starving artist is a trope for a reason. Just admit that you don't want to pay for things.
- supertrope 3y agoCopyright doesn't provide an income floor to creative workers. Unions do.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoCopyright is what allows that income in the first place.
- supertrope 3y agoIncome for the publishing company. A lot of musicians don't earn a dime from recording sales until the publishing company first gets a return on investment. Hence bands focusing on live performance revenue, selling CDs on the spot, and merchandise.
- BobaFloutist 3y agoIt's just so obvious to me that it's a civil violation, not a criminal one. The amount of law enforcement resources we dedicate to piracy compared to, say, death threats, illegal weapons trade, etc seems completely disproportionate.
- aegis4244 3y agoViolating laws against attacking and robbing ships at sea is terrible. Violating laws protecting imaginary property rights is quite another. Don't get them confused.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoTaking something without paying for it is morally wrong, there's no justification for it. You aren't stealing bread to feed your family, you're stealing a tv show.
- dirtyhippiefree 3y agoYou’re replying to the guy who likes that it became •legally• wrong, with the full weight of the state behind it. Is this a good position? Why or why not?
- derefr 3y agoDefine "taking."
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoAcquiring something without compensation.
- dirtyhippiefree 3y agoThe record companies can claim they compensated the artist, even if the math is bogus. See Steve Albini’s open letter to the music industry for the full accounting…from the nineties when labels made their artists •really• dance for their shekels… Best example I know of Lawful Evil…
- derefr 3y agoDefine "acquiring." You keep using words that inherently equivocate between transfer-of-property acts and copying-of-property acts. Choose your words more carefully, and then make the same argument.
- dirtyhippiefree 3y agoYour statement thinks people being unindicted international felons (ACTA) is good for the country…somehow going overboard solves something… What, exactly?
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoI think criminals should be punished by the legal system. Stealing a TV or tv show, society breaks down when laws are not enforced.
- dirtyhippiefree 3y ago[flagged]