The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

  • ██████████@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    you cant steal something that isnt fucking physically real

    am i stealing smells and sounds from my neighbors

    no democrat city judge would side with a corpo over a random joe with a bangin lawyer

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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      11 months ago

      What would you call it if you make a contract with a gardener, they make your entire garden and then you don’t pay them. Since it’s not stealing, where is the harm, right?

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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        11 months ago

        You’re stealing their time. That’s not really comparable since the people who made the tv show or movie you’re pirating have already been paid.

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          11 months ago

          Do you believe actors etc. would still keep getting paid if everyone would just pirate everything?

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              11 months ago

              Since the idea seems to be that pirating digital goods is a moral imperative, the question what are the consequences if everyone would do it is valid.

      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 months ago

        Er… first off, you signed a contract. Second, you’d be stealing their labor. Their physical labor.