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0 pointsxigoi1y ago0 comments

If buying is not owning, piracy is not stealing.

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Whereas i agree that the current regime of "licensing" is not good, I simultaneously find it incredibly selfish to believe that one has the right to any content one likes.

"Own nothing" is bad, but so is "access and share anything." Both positions are too extreme.

abustamam1y ago

I try to buy/rent/legitimately stream all the media I consume. But I've run into issues where I would "buy" a license to a movie, and suddenly I don't have access to a movie. I'm sure it was for some publishing licensing legal reason, but the fact remains that they kept my money I paid for the movie and I don't have what I paid for.

I wouldn't say I have a fundamental right to any content, but certainly I have a right to content I paid for.

drawkward1y ago

I think your position is reasonable!

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drawkward1y ago

Whereas i agree that the current regime of "licensing" is not good, I simultaneously find it incredibly selfish to believe that one has the right to any content one likes.

"Own nothing" is bad, but so is "access and share anything." Both positions are too extreme.

abustamam1y ago

I wouldn't say I have a fundamental right to any content, but certainly I have a right to content I paid for.

drawkward1y ago

I think your position is reasonable!

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