Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square213fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlkonsume@szmer.infopiracy@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agomessage-square213fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlkonsume@szmer.infopiracy@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squarePrunebutt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoWhen I steal a shoe, the shoe can’t besold anymore, because I have it. If I pirate a game, is there one less copy that steam can sell? Piracy is categorically something else than stealing. Have you even read the original post? Edit: If you really follow your logic strand, you would have to reach the conclusion that Sony stole content from their users. Edit2: No, I never said anything of the sort. This u? The origins of any movie you pirate come from theft, full stop.
When I steal a shoe, the shoe can’t besold anymore, because I have it. If I pirate a game, is there one less copy that steam can sell?
Piracy is categorically something else than stealing. Have you even read the original post?
Edit: If you really follow your logic strand, you would have to reach the conclusion that Sony stole content from their users.
Edit2:
This u?