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What are the ethics of Piracy? (dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I wrote this a long time ago, but I think it's still pertinent

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

In a perfect world, every dollar we spend goes right to the creators who made the creation.

I would support musicians more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren't, so I pirate out of spite against the labels for robbing the musicians through contract, how much they get.

I would support movies more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they aren't, so I buy movies second-hand from thrift stores and not the studios themselves.

I would support games much more if I knew my money was going straight to them. But a lot of the time, they mostly aren't. So I buy games dirt cheap and occasionally pirate.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

In a perfect world, every dollar we spend goes right to the creators who made the creation.

In a perfect world, shit's created without someone having to create it to make money. A market without middlemen is still a market.

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