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Piracy is Good: The Moral Imperative of Sharing Knowledge (technomagnus.vercel.app)

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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 creative works with others, which should be seen as a moral good. 🤑

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[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What's the point of your last paragraph, are you saying that only certain pirating is ethical?

Because I agree it is OK in that particular scenario, but not everywhere. But people here aren't being this specific. And it is weird that you had to go to that specific scenario after I told you how piracy can destroy the life of a person.

[-] hitwright@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The point is that there are cases that it's okay and ethical. That was the point from the beginning. Also that creative works are special and there should be a different way to compensate creators for them than to gate keep the poorest people from enjoying the media or getting crucial information for deepening their craft.

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

Streaming services are cheaper in India. Games are cheaper in India.

I'm not sure what gatekeeping you're talking about.

Also, imagine saying a top restaurant is gatekeeping people from quality food. Well, damn, quality music is more expensive to produce!! Quality books take longer to write!! Quality movies require millions of dollars!!