I’ve begun discontinuing many US services in favor of EU ones. However, I’ve noticed that some individuals, instead of simply ceasing to use American products, resorted to illegally downloading everything. While it’s true that the money goes to the US when you pay, it can’t justify disrespecting others’ hard work and effort while still consuming or using their products, and it is also illegal. This is especially true considering that they likely don’t have any direct connection to MAGA. This applies to actors, directors, YouTubers, and many others. We should simply cease using their products without giving them any further consideration.

Edit: adding to the last line, we should give instead more attention to locally and European made creations and products

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I wouldn’t try to sell information. Physical products, services, support, sure. But you can’t sell information which has no scarcity. Maybe you could pay for someone to create something they otherwise wouldn’t have, but not for something that already exists.

    • smeg@feddit.uk
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      19 minutes ago

      To play devil’s advocate, would you be happy if you spent a long time writing a novel and as soon as you published it a company copied all the text and started printing cheap copies, or just releasing free ebooks of it? As far as I’m aware that’s what IP law is “supposed” to protect against.