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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Well, my friend, he's kinda poor he can't afford some books and some streaming services, so he pirates. He pirate books, audiobook and videos and other stuff. Sometimes he buys books he likes a lot out of loyalty to the author (yeah, I don't understand it either), he likes to read physical books, but yeah, if he hates the author or just wants to skim through it, he will download the book.

He usually doesn't like to pirate from small companies or professors who are trying to make a living by selling books, but from millionaires & plenty of mega corps which already have loads of money, he feels like it's the right move to pirate

Also, have you ever noticed that you have felt that the value of a product has decreased just because you didn't pay for it, thus you are less interested to read it? i.e., had you paid for the book, you would have more likely read that book.

He says he will buy stuff when his time is more valuable than money, let's all hope that day is soon.

What are your piracy habits?

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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

back in the 90s people would tape songs off the radio, and it was a common and cherished figment of culture -- but if you told someone today you were recording off spotify, it's perfectly likely they could think it was some sort of copyright fraud. [hell, it might be!]

what exactly is the fucking danger of not having copyright? would anyone willing to spend $20 on the official copy suddenly just buy a random bootleg for $15? you'd probably trust the proper company, and if anything build a better reputation having better quality than random fly-by-night shops

this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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