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If purchasing isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealing in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] MostlyHarmless@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So if someone creates a piece of art and I take a photo of it and sell the photo, or create prints of it, or even just give it give that photo to lots of people, what is that?

Think about it in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] MostlyHarmless@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago

Is it stealing if you don't pay for the cinema? You don't own anything new after.

Is it stealing if you don't pay for your haircut? You don't own anything new after.

Is it stealing if you don't pay for your car service? You don't own anything new after.

I know Lemmy is about to take off because the porn is quickly moving from drawn henti and furry images to gonewild onlyfan contributors. I call it the QOTP Index (Quality Of The Porn). Reddit is done. in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] MostlyHarmless@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

That's a myth. Betamax lost because it couldn't record long enough. Movies had to be on two tapes. By the time they finally extended the time VHS was already dominant