• Vespair@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    I don’t even call it piracy, because piracy has a definition that this doesn’t meet. I call it what it is: unauthorized reproduction. That’s it. That’s all “piracy” is, it’s literally just unauthorized reproduction. Doesn’t sound nearly as scary and dramatic when you call it what it actual is, does it?

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      1 year ago

      Piracy is when you board a ship, kill or kidnap its crew and steal the cargo. Copying a file is nothing like that.

    • Grumpy@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Unauthorized reproduction or copyright infringements is more scary and dramatic than theft in some ways. Just look at the punishment for copyright infringement vs theft. One is waaaaaay more severe. It’s almost akin to saying “You stole his life!” Instead of “you killed him!” Since severity of punishment for copyright infringements is pretty much up there with murder.