Manuel CorreiaJul 6, 2023

"Piracy can't be stealing if paying for it isn't owning"

This is increasingly how it feels, when things you "own" digitally become inaccessible, and when shows which are locked in streaming services can get delisted on a whim, disappearing forever.

Thank you @Illuminatus for this quote.

[Edit: In case this wasn't clear, this is about entertainment and digital ownership, not physical goods]

Show threadManuel CorreiaJul 6, 2023

For a while now digital ownership has felt more like borrowing but that is not how it's advertised.

Piracy seems to be the only way to make sure things stick around.

And don't get me started on the blockchain, as those things would still need to be hosted somewhere that can disappear just as well. That is a solution looking for a problem.

Show threadEmil Smith
@gamesbymanuel I pay for Netflix, AppleTV, Prime, Disney, and Spotify. I also pirate everything because I can't trust those platforms to have the same shit next week. I have a 35TB server in my hallway filled with movies, music, and tv shows. As far as I can tell, piracy is literally the only way you can actually own any digital media these days without using physical formats.
Jul 6, 2023 at 8:18pmWeb
Show threadSkellySoftJul 7, 2023
@ChewyJetpack @gamesbymanuel Holy shit! You are doing the lords work, my friend. Art being lost due to corporate deals and expiring licenses is a huge problem. I wish I could afford storage so large! As is, Im gonna have to store most of my fave youtube videos in 360p at the highest just to have room for them all *sighs*
Show threadEmil SmithJul 7, 2023

@SkellySoft @gamesbymanuel haha thanks! I love The Internet Archive for that reason - it's genuinely such an important thing for us to have. I don't really class my home server as any kind of archive, but there are a few things on there that are really hard to find (and that I seed).

Honestly the server was built on the cheap. I buy old used SAS drives on ebay for a redundant array. I only paid £30 per 6TB drive and built up over time.