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[-] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think it's easier for a person to say "piracy is bad" than "sharing files is bad". Because why would sharing be wrong? But if you give it a bad name, a lot of people will automatically assume that it is something bad. It's a simple trick, but it works. If we want to change the way people think about copyright, we shouldn't let anyone imply that sharing information is the same as stealing ships and murdering people on them.

[+] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -6 points 5 months ago

if you give it a bad name, a lot of people will automatically assume that it is something bad. It's a simple trick, but it works.

Only on easily manipulated and shallow idiots. Especially when the term is used neutrally and positively too. I'll grant that there's a lot of those, but not enough that we should let them dictate what words we use.

If we want to change the way people think about copyright, we shouldn't let anyone imply that sharing information is the same as stealing ships and murdering people on them

Again, only total morons think that the two are connected or similar. We should never let morons dictate our words and actions.