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Hmm - is there a good summary of this argument I could read? I torrented many years ago and it always felt like stealing and still does. Seems more or less equi
by bengotow 7y ago
Hmm - is there a good summary of this argument I could read? I torrented many years ago and it always felt like stealing and still does. Seems more or less equivalent to shoplifting to me from a moral standpoint, would be curious to read into this!
(I'm assuming this is not the "oh I actually pay and I just want to watch it on an unsupported device" argument)
- pcroh 7y agoIf I shoplift a bag of Doritos, the shop has one fewer bag of Doritos. If I pirate a show, it doesn't disappear from Disney's hard drives.
- lillesvin 7y agoPeople use "steal" like that all the time. "You stole my idea." "He stole my look!" "She stole my song." Etc... So I don't really think that's a very good argument.
- vinylkey 7y agoWhat's a good word for "obtaining digital content without paying for the right to possess said digital content"?
- lonelappde 7y agoThe shop doesn't care about the Doritos. The owner isn't going to eat them. The shops only care about getting paid by who takes the Doritos.