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[Louis Rossmann] Is All Piracy Equal? Exploring Gray Areas: When Is It REALLY "Stealing" ?? (odysee.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Unless we speak about the pirates that go into a store and take something its never stealing. You don't take away someones property, you just copy it. Wich can't be stealing by default.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Yes in a way, but sometimes it really is unfair. Take gog drm-free games for example. They offer you real ownership of the games, so why not pay?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

When I was a broke teenager I pirated games. But back then there wasn't any online play (80s).

Now I primarily pirate movies and TV shows. And most of that is ripping DVDs and Blu-ray discs, which I still buy when I really like something. Then supplement with torrents.

But I've never debated the ethics. Was it Thoreau that said something that the effect of, if you engage in civil disobedience, even against unjust laws, you must be ready to accept the consequences.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because i don't want to pay for EA games bit still want to play Comand and Conquer.

Because i don't want to pay several hundreds for DLCs...

Because i can?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm talking about fair games. Typically indie ones. I doubt EA has any DRM free game anyway

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I bought Terraria and Half Life series, beside that pirate all and left no survivors

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

When i like a indie game, im buying it on Steam or their own website with a steam key. But for big publishers and studios im not doing that at all.

Also i see it as a free permanent demo version for such games, if i like it, i buy it. If not, im not playing it anymore after i judged it fairly.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Because I don't pirate games to get a DRM free copy, I pirate games to try them out. GOG offering DRM free games doesn't change any aspect of my piracy what-so-ever.

Game comes out on GOG that I want? Cool, time to pirate it, play it, and make sure it A) runs correctly on my PC, and B) make sure the game isn't flame-broiled arse. If it's good and I enjoy it, then I will buy a copy and not a minute before.

DRM free =/= good. DRM free = DRM free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Gog offers refunds

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm sure they do, amazingly my answer somehow doesn't change. Fancy that.

Edit: Downvotes mean nothing, I've seen what makes you cheer and this is a piracy community. Take that anti-pirate shite back to Reddit to the old community that does nothing but shit on things and post memes. We've never had a need to justify piracy and trying to shame people for it is some little-dick-bootlicker energy.