Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 7 months agoPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down11cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up1351arrow-down1external-linkPluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”pluralistic.netGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 7 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareChozo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago Nearly all pirated content was most likely originally purchased once, and ripped. There’s no evidence that much of it is from shoplifted DVDs. There’s no evidence that “much” of it is from purchased DVDs, either.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months ago100% of the dozens of DVDs in this household were purchased. You have a few in your house that were shoplifted as a counter data point, maybe?
There’s no evidence that “much” of it is from purchased DVDs, either.
100% of the dozens of DVDs in this household were purchased. You have a few in your house that were shoplifted as a counter data point, maybe?