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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)
submitted 2 years ago by kpw@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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[–] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 307 points 2 years ago (39 children)

Piracy was never stealing. It’s copyright infringement, but that’s not the same as stealing at all. People saying it’s stealing have always been wrong.

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 166 points 2 years ago (77 children)

One of the great modern scams, was to convince society that unauthorized copying of data is somehow equivalent to taking away a physical object.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 65 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Jesus didn’t ask for permission to copy bread and fish. It’s a clear moral precedent that if you can copy you should.

What would the Jesus do?

Checkmate Atheists!

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Jesus was the first pirate.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Nah, that would be Prometheus.

[–] diannetea@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wasn't the idea and origin story of Jesus stolen from previous texts and religions lol

[–] odium@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago

They forked Judaism

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure it was Marvel or something.

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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (6 children)

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A PURSE

[–] balancedchaos@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

-Character from some movie I pirated

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In this economy with this level of corporate greed, I will download all the purses

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

I would infringe all over its copyright tho

[–] konalt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You wouldn't steal a baby!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet.

[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But I would definitely take a shit in that helmet

[–] wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyi 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

...and then return it to his grieving wife?

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

And then steal it again?

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

You wouldn’t download fish and bread!

Jesus: hold my wine…..

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