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>If an illegitimate provider commits fraud with a physical book, a megacorporation does not hire extra-legal mercenaries to break into my house, steal my copy,

>If an illegitimate provider commits fraud with a physical book, a megacorporation does not hire extra-legal mercenaries to break into my house, steal my copy, and leave cash equal to its price in its place. Except when they do. Hasbro/Wizards of the coast will send Pinkertons (old school corporate "security" firms of the break some kneecaps variety) after you if are inadvertently sent one of their products early by their distributor. They will barge into your home threaten you and take your things and leave not giving you compensation.

like_any_other 2y ago
In that case, we, too, are allowed to unilaterally determine when a corporation has wronged us, and seek out our own restitution, without involving the police or the courts.
- smegger001 2y ago
  A Mr Luigi Mangione tried that recently it started a multi-state manhunt and shows every sign of being a sham trial and having predetermined sentence. They started with media events where swat team with drawn assault rifles frog march him into court with the NYC mayor in the lead and since been found to have been hiding evidence from his legal defense.
account42 2y ago
Yes, that is illegal. What Amazon did should be illegal too.
- smegger001 2y ago
  That is sort of my point, once a corporation gets big enough the law that constrain us little people dont apply anymore. You and I get caught torrenting a price of media for personal use and the MPAA, RIAA will bankrupt you just to make an example of you, Publishers will drive defendants to suicide (r.i.p. Arron swartz), Facebook torrents over 80 terabyte of media to feed to their pet ai they are training for commercial uses and they might get a slap on the wrist because they had a low upload ratio? Corporations do what they want in this country laws be damned because all they get is fines and they have more money than God and will make even more by breaking the law than fallowing it.

like_any_other 2y ago

In that case, we, too, are allowed to unilaterally determine when a corporation has wronged us, and seek out our own restitution, without involving the police or the courts.

smegger001 2y ago
A Mr Luigi Mangione tried that recently it started a multi-state manhunt and shows every sign of being a sham trial and having predetermined sentence. They started with media events where swat team with drawn assault rifles frog march him into court with the NYC mayor in the lead and since been found to have been hiding evidence from his legal defense.

account42 2y ago

Yes, that is illegal. What Amazon did should be illegal too.

smegger001 2y ago
That is sort of my point, once a corporation gets big enough the law that constrain us little people dont apply anymore. You and I get caught torrenting a price of media for personal use and the MPAA, RIAA will bankrupt you just to make an example of you, Publishers will drive defendants to suicide (r.i.p. Arron swartz), Facebook torrents over 80 terabyte of media to feed to their pet ai they are training for commercial uses and they might get a slap on the wrist because they had a low upload ratio? Corporations do what they want in this country laws be damned because all they get is fines and they have more money than God and will make even more by breaking the law than fallowing it.