• TAYRN@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Yes, there’s a million reasons to rationalize piracy to yourself.

    I think it’s fair to say that, at least occasionally, one of those reasons isn’t true and it hurts the creator.

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      5 months ago

      It’s just my impression of things based on what I’ve seen, but if that’s objectively wrong, I want to learn why

      And on the general topic of rationalizing piracy:
      Don’t get me wrong here, it is within the sellers rights to impose rules and restrictions about how the product is to be used. That’s not a bad thing per se.

      But some of these restrictions are just stupid, and only hurt legitimate customers.

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        5 months ago

        Sure, take me for example: I’ve pirated movies which I very well could have paid for, but just didn’t want to.

        Yes, I agree that sellers can impose those restrictions. Yes, I agree that those restrictions can hurt legitimate customers.