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

submitted 9 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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[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ah yes, because downloading Shark_Tale.mp4 is exactly the same as someone taking your house away from you and obtaining your wife and owning her as personal property.

Get some fucking perspective. I usually try to be polite online but this is just straight up moronic and you need to be told so bluntly.

this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023

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