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I don't treat piracy of entertainment as a moral question, because it's just copying. If I can download it, I own it, period. However, I'll gladly pay money fo

by kiba 14y ago

I don't treat piracy of entertainment as a moral question, because it's just copying. If I can download it, I own it, period. However, I'll gladly pay money for convenience of access. I tried out netflix and I could not justify paying 8 bucks a month because I can't get what I want, when I want. You could call this entitlement or you could call me a thief or try to drive me from not pirating movies or reading manga. I don't really care much. There's so much entertainment in the world that I can never consume in my lifetime. The only question is which work to try to enjoy and how to access it.

visarga 14y ago
> or reading manga I turned over to Japanese media from Hollywood. I rarely see American movies any more, maybe 5 or 10 per year, and TV series - I haven't watched any in the last 12 months. I couldn't care less about US losing cultural influence over me. In fact I enjoy this phase. Maybe in the future, if the Japanese become obnoxious with copyright, I might switch over to Indian or African productions. They have amazing output and most importantly, for a jaded viewer, they are fresh. Instead of bitching about copying, countries should make all efforts to attract international viewers. It converts to cultural exchanges, travel and business opportunities. A few years ago people were talking about the export of American culture, how it is a bloodless conquest of the world. Now, I don't think Hollywood can remain as powerful. They are too lacking in imagination and risk averse, while shitting on our heads with IP rights lobbying.
tzs 14y ago
> I don't treat piracy of entertainment as a moral question, because it's just copying. If I can download it, I own it, period. Do you apply this to software? E.g., if I download some GPL software, do I own it, period, and so it is morally OK for me to ignore the GPL?

by kiba 14y ago

visarga 14y ago

> or reading manga I turned over to Japanese media from Hollywood. I rarely see American movies any more, maybe 5 or 10 per year, and TV series - I haven't watched any in the last 12 months. I couldn't care less about US losing cultural influence over me. In fact I enjoy this phase. Maybe in the future, if the Japanese become obnoxious with copyright, I might switch over to Indian or African productions. They have amazing output and most importantly, for a jaded viewer, they are fresh. Instead of bitching about copying, countries should make all efforts to attract international viewers. It converts to cultural exchanges, travel and business opportunities. A few years ago people were talking about the export of American culture, how it is a bloodless conquest of the world. Now, I don't think Hollywood can remain as powerful. They are too lacking in imagination and risk averse, while shitting on our heads with IP rights lobbying.

tzs 14y ago

> I don't treat piracy of entertainment as a moral question, because it's just copying. If I can download it, I own it, period. Do you apply this to software? E.g., if I download some GPL software, do I own it, period, and so it is morally OK for me to ignore the GPL?