Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down11cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.compiractwo@szmer.infotechnologykonsume@szmer.infolinux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1357arrow-down1external-linkPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square162fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.compiractwo@szmer.infotechnologykonsume@szmer.infolinux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareTXinTXelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThis analogy doesn’t work. When you jump the turnstile you are occupying space that other person could occupy. When you download something you are already paying for that “space” (the bandwidth).
This analogy doesn’t work. When you jump the turnstile you are occupying space that other person could occupy. When you download something you are already paying for that “space” (the bandwidth).