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...
Absolutely agree. I did audio engineering work briefly a few years back, and cannot in good conscience say that piracy is theft when these producers are robbing the masses blind with predatory pricing and unnecessarily restrictive “fair-use” regulations.
Those who create good products will benefit from it, all things considered piracy isn’t going to be a vessel for the destruction of that anytime soon.
Not sure if this counts as piracy per se but it seemed like information that would fit here. (lemmy.zip)
Piracy is Good: The Moral Imperative of Sharing Knowledge (technomagnus.vercel.app)
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...