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Piracy was NEVER stealing (fedia.io)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It doesn't matter if it's a CD, a Film, or manual with the instructions to build a spaceship. If you copy it, the original owner doesn't lose anything. If you don't copy it, the only one missing something (the experience) is YOU.

Enjoy!

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don't have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word. Piracy was shown to drive businesses in several occasions by independent and biased corps (trying to show the opposite).

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Image from https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4 by Nina Paley

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Who cares? Why the reach for moral superiority? I don't have an issue with stealing IP. Because the concept of IP is stupid. But I'm not going to rub myself off over what to call it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://www.piped.video/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It's especially true if you do it for archival copies of content you've already purchased.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Where can I copy one of those pins? That's badass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

OTT providers would withdraw as many choices. Piracy would preseve content you purchased.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don’t have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word.

Why would you bother unless you feel you've taken something from the creator that you feel you need to atone for in some way? If you don't feel you stole it, you surely don't owe the creators anything, you deserve the content you attained without payment just the same as someone that paid money for the same content.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Tbh, I was just trying to point out that being grateful is possible. In the same way that you return a smile, or give some money when buying goods or services in a context of a solidarity event. For example the other day people were selling hotdogs for "pay what you want" whole raising money for refugee kids. That's how I approach this, copying/ piracy is "pay what you want" (to creators, not platforms). They made some effort to create it, yes. You are not taking anything from them. Nonetheless, you can express economically your gratitude for what they did. Like, homage to celebs.

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