| ▲ | montag a day ago | ||||||||||||||||
I don’t understand how the parent comment is downvoted yet this is not. “Stealing is ok because stealing is already a thing”… come on, now | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Nextgrid a day ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Because it's not stealing. Stealing is a problem because it deprives the original owner of the item - whether the thief subsequently uses the item or not doesn't change that. This doesn't apply to dematerialized content: the original copy still exists. The only negative impact occurs if someone decides to actually use the pirated copy in place of buying a licensed one. The mere existence of this new pirate copy being around doesn't automatically imply that, especially if other, more convenient sources are available. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | saubeidl a day ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Copying is not theft. | |||||||||||||||||