this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
301 points (94.4% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

52731 readers
633 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

💰 Please help cover server costs.

Ko-FiLiberapay

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
sunbrothersco@lemmy.dbzer0.com
dataprolet@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com
RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com
301
Piracy is Good: The Moral Imperative of Sharing Knowledge (technomagnus.vercel.app)
submitted 1 year ago by harry_h0udini911@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
125 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Piracy, in today’s context of unauthorized sharing of digital content, is wrongly condemned as immoral theft. However, it is not piracy itself that is immoral. Rather, it is the greed-driven laws and practices that censor knowledge and creative works to maximize profits. At its core, piracy is about sharing information and creative works with others, which should be seen as a moral good. 🤑

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I suspect it's only reversing because the companies got greedy. Netflix used to have a massive catalogue, but now one needs to subscribe to multiple platforms, all charging like they're an aggregator rather than a niche.

The ones with inspiration in the video world seems to be TV studios these days - at least as far as sorry telling goes.

I think 'the Homers of the world' are like teachers, they're always gonna teach (remember that may Damon rant?. I'll admit I haven't read the be Odyssey, I hardly have any idea what it's about...