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 Gaywallet (they/it)   ( @Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) A to Technology · 2 years ago

Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”

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Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”

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 Gaywallet (they/it)   ( @Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) A to Technology · 2 years ago
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Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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    Bruh, no one in here is arguing about legality

    What are you talking about? That’s literally the entire point of the article and this comment section.

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      Now you’re the one being obtuse, unless you’re claiming that you’re actually arguing that you can be charged with theft, which you can’t be, because legally, copyright infringement isn’t theft.

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      Yes, but then everyone started talking about morality.

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