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I know what I'm doing, I just don't care
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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They only deserve what people are willing to pay. It's like those scammers in foreign countries who push bracelets on you and then demand money for them. If people aren't willing to pay $600 for your software, you don't automatically deserve that money just because you said you do.
Push bracelets on you? Who is forcing you to use their software? Please let me know, we can call the police man, that's fucked up.
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What if I can't afford it? What if I wouldn't pay for it even if I could? How are you harmed by me putting it on my wall? You still have 500 photos to sell, and you didn't lose a customer because I never was one to begin with.
I don't think I'm entitled to it, I just think it's a victimless situation. I download shit because I can and because I wouldn't pay for it anyway. And noone is harmed or effected in any way.
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I never made any justifications or claims of morality. I don't think pirating is some moral service in most cases, but I also strongly disagree that it's immoral. And yes, it may be a small percentage, but there are people out there pirating purely for archival sake. Archive.org has dumps of old games for pretty much every system. Lots of retro games would be unplayable now if people hadn't pirated them. Same with books and movies that go out of print. It definitely does help to keep the media alive.
My main point though was that I strongly disagree that there's any immoral or unethical about it, provided I'm not profiting off your work. You literally would never even have a way of knowing, if i kept a copy just for personal use. It's also definitely not theft, it's a civil matter and in civil matters you have to prove damages, which is impossible in the example you gave because there is no damage to you (or your reputation).
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