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> If the only way to preserve something is to pirate it, then the ethical and legal action is to let it disappear. You do not have the right to choose what happ
by tombert 2y ago
> If the only way to preserve something is to pirate it, then the ethical and legal action is to let it disappear. You do not have the right to choose what happens with movies, music, etc., only the rightful owner can do that.
I disagree.
Every copy of Nosferatu was ordered to be destroyed. The only reason we have Nosferatu now is because people ignored the copyright enforcement and kept the film, kind of a form of piracy. Maybe you think that would be a better world, but I do not.
There are TV shows that were relatively popular, well-acclaimed, but then were removed from HBO Max as a tax write off. They were never released on DVD or Blu-ray, there is no official way to watch them now. If there wasn't piracy, these shows would be lost media. Again, you're free to think that, but I think that's wrong.
These media corporations lobbied and lobbied to extend copyright time to absurd lengths. Forgive me for not crying for them.
- bentcorner 2y agoIt's surprisingly common that the copyright owners don't even have the original work anymore, and the only way they can actually distribute the work is to use the pirated version! https://insider-gaming.com/rockstar-games-caught-selling-cracked-versions-of-its-own-games-again/ https://insider-gaming.com/rockstar-games-caught-selling-cra... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six:_Vegas_2#Anti-piracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six:_Ve... https://www.eurogamer.net/did-nintendo-download-a-mario-rom-and-sell-it-back-to-us https://www.eurogamer.net/did-nintendo-download-a-mario-rom-...
- tombert 2y agoI cannot remember where I heard this, but I kind of like it. > Piracy is like bacteria. A lot of it is bad, but some is necessary.