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[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't make it free. Somebody else is paying.

[–] halm@leminal.space 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, like online piracy. Got it! 🤣

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nope. If the product is finished and you make a copy, nobody else is paying.

If you go to the store (90s style) and steal a copy, that's a whole different thing.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Go to rental place in the 90's/2000's

Rent things

Copy things

Return original - No harm | Return copy - ???

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Netflix DVD service is missed.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Uhmm its free for you... This is a piracy sub. Someone is always paying for something.

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I love piracy.

I think patents are stupid and if you invent something good you should be able to sell it at whatever price you feel like, and if I copy what you did and sell it cheaper, that's on you. Try to make it better and cheaper next time. Or find your premium market, or find your 'the original creator' market, or receive donations, or etc...

But make it illegal to copy? That's just a pussy move.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Eh... For some things that might be true, but you have to take research costs into account...