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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)

submitted 9 months 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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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So it's just a classic case of someone saying something entirely unrepresentative of what they actually mean, then arguing it to death...?

[–] TootGuitar@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Could we stop having this meta-debate about what a person who is not either of us meant, and instead could you comment on the substance of my post?

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Intellectual property is not a scam.

[–] TootGuitar@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ok, thanks for the engaging discussion. Goodbye.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 9 months ago

If you think it's okay to copy what someone else has created without their permission, for a product you have not paid for, we have nothing to discuss. It's as simple as that.