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Do you pirate? And do you justify pirating? i.e., what is your piracy philosophy? (lemmy.ml)
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Well, my friend, he's kinda poor he can't afford some books and some streaming services, so he pirates. He pirate books, audiobook and videos and other stuff. Sometimes he buys books he likes a lot out of loyalty to the author (yeah, I don't understand it either), he likes to read physical books, but yeah, if he hates the author or just wants to skim through it, he will download the book.

He usually doesn't like to pirate from small companies or professors who are trying to make a living by selling books, but from millionaires & plenty of mega corps which already have loads of money, he feels like it's the right move to pirate

Also, have you ever noticed that you have felt that the value of a product has decreased just because you didn't pay for it, thus you are less interested to read it? i.e., had you paid for the book, you would have more likely read that book.

He says he will buy stuff when his time is more valuable than money, let's all hope that day is soon.

What are your piracy habits?

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[โ€“] AndreTelevise@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago
  1. It's copying and not stealing, and honestly current copyright law is stupid and broken
  2. Decreasing the profits of big corporations like Hollywood movie studios is not immoral and shouldn't be illegal
  3. There are some shows or movies I can't find in my country legally
  4. With increased competition in the streaming market, it costs as much as a cable subscription to get all the content I used to be able to get from one streaming service