Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 9 months agoPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1352arrow-down1external-linkPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 9 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareAnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoSure, they are procuring something worth money without paying for it. But this is a very different argument than you would not pirate something if you would not also be prepared to pay it.
Sure, they are procuring something worth money without paying for it. But this is a very different argument than you would not pirate something if you would not also be prepared to pay it.