Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 months 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 · 10 months agomessage-square162fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.compiractwo@szmer.infotechnologykonsume@szmer.infolinux_lugcast@lemux.minnix.devhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareTXinTXelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months 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).