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

submitted 11 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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[–] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Piracy was never stealing. It’s copyright infringement, but that’s not the same as stealing at all. People saying it’s stealing have always been wrong.

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One of the great modern scams, was to convince society that unauthorized copying of data is somehow equivalent to taking away a physical object.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Jesus didn’t ask for permission to copy bread and fish. It’s a clear moral precedent that if you can copy you should.

What would the Jesus do?

Checkmate Atheists!

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Jesus was the first pirate.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Nah, that would be Prometheus.

[–] diannetea@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't the idea and origin story of Jesus stolen from previous texts and religions lol

[–] odium@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

They forked Judaism

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A PURSE

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I bet you aren't a software developer.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm a software developer, and I endorse the grandparent comment.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And you all just were happy and bro fisted people who ignored the licensing terms?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes.

Well, not literally, both because I'm more inclined to "high five" and you can't do either gesture over the Internet. But figuratively, yes.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why don't you just gift away your software than? That's an honest question. You obviously aren't expecting to be paid for it, do you think in general developers shouldn't earn money with software or is it just you?

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago

I am a system engineer who works on a project that is open source, AMA