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No, it absolutely isn't a moral imperative, quite the reverse. I don't know where you get the idea that the internet was "supposed" to be "free" or why the fac
by MattPalmer1086 3y ago
No, it absolutely isn't a moral imperative, quite the reverse.
I don't know where you get the idea that the internet was "supposed" to be "free" or why the fact that a global transport network for information exists implies that everything transported over it should not require any payment.
The logical endpoint of your position is that you will get what you pay for: content that costs almost nothing to produce.
- ESTheComposer 3y agoThe irony here is from their post history they are a business owner that made 4m in profits last year. Guess it’s a moral imperative to steal from them eh?
- MrStonedOne 3y agoyou picked up the wrong definition of "free". They meant free as in freedom.
- slimrec77 3y agoThe internet being free was a 90s cyberpunk ideal. Those ideas were not very well thought out to say the least.
- drewzero1 3y agoNote the first paragraph - it's not payment (or lack thereof) that is being called into question. It's a matter of availability. Despite the streaming companies' worldwide reach they can't (or won't bother to) get the rights to stream content to different countries.
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoYou are right, I misread the point being made. I still think piracy is the wrong thing to do, and definitely not a moral imperative. I do agree that restricted availability is one of the key drivers though. I did once pirate a second series of a TV show when it was not possible to stream it in my country (after I exhausted every possible way to pay for it). These days I just wait to buy DVDs and stick them on Plex. Takes a bit longer but it's not that urgent, and I'm not dependent on a streaming service to access it.