Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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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.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    82·
    11 months ago

    Whether I’m pirating or buying a TV show, the actors were already compensated for their time

    And where do you think that money comes from…?

    • CybranM@feddit.nuEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      It just magically appears /s Its disingenuous to try and justify piracy on the basis that the performers have already been paid. I don’t agree with studios either of course, customers are being scammed

    • Venia Silente@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      From the investors who are paying the cheques of course. They are corporations, they can afford to spend some coins on [checks notes] living wages.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        That’s exactly it. Investors. They are not donations. They expect a return on their investments.

        • Venia Silente@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          11 months ago

          And such “return” comes after the work, not before. So there’s no reason to condition the wages to do the work, on the potential that the work might be sold or not and to what amount of people. Now that would be air-quotes “stealing”!

          • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            And such “return” comes after the work

            And once again, where do you suppose it comes from?

            So there’s no reason to condition the wages to do the work, on the potential that the work might be sold or not and to what amount of people.

            How does one “condition wages”?

            Is your argument simply that theft is a-ok 👌 when the person you’re stealing from is wealthy?