this post was submitted on 24 May 2024
805 points (99.9% liked)

196

16563 readers
1612 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

[Image Description]: A meme in the style of anti-piracy ads stating the following:

You wouldn't pirate a game you already paid for to be able to play it again since the company stopped supporting it and no longer sells it

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I guess I mostly agree, though, I disagree that it isn't acknowledged. From what I see, piracy oftentimes is explicitly precisely just because people want something for free (myself included tee-hee).

The preservation argument has gotten a lot more prevalent, and I agree that there are a lot of people who use that as a justification for pirating while not actually working to preserve the media they pirate, but I at least see far more people who don't justify it at all. Not that they have to, IMHO.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

spoilerasdfasfasfasfas