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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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[–] NateNate60 47 points 11 months ago (6 children)

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A PURSE

[–] balancedchaos 43 points 11 months ago

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

-Character from some movie I pirated

[–] Lemminary 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In this economy with this level of corporate greed, I will download all the purses

[–] Linkerbaan 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

I would infringe all over its copyright tho

[–] konalt 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You wouldn't steal a baby!

[–] AtariDump 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But I would definitely take a shit in that helmet

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

...and then return it to his grieving wife?

[–] AtariDump 3 points 11 months ago

And then steal it again?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

You wouldn’t download fish and bread!

Jesus: hold my wine…..