DizzyOct 6, 2023
Hey look, it's time for another one of my "I'm just curious about general fedi opinions on something" polls, except this time it's not about Linux. This one's about piracy!

As always, please boost for reach.

#piracy #ethics #morality #Yarr #Harr #Fiddle #de #Dee
Piracy is moral, end of discussion.
19%
Piracy is moral if it's from a large, faceless corporation.
33.3%
Piracy is moral if you intend to pay eventually if you enjoy the thing in question.
0%
Piracy is moral if the original creators are no longer receiving money for their work.
19%
Piracy is moral in another case not listed here.
14.3%
Piracy is immoral, end of discussion.
0%
My opinion is more complex than this and I intend to state it in the replies.
9.5%
I don't have an opinion, or don't want to give mine, just show me the results.
4.8%
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Show threadgigaherzOct 6, 2023

@dizzy Since I voted "My opinion is more complex":

First of all, I don't agree with the use of the term "piracy" when applied to duplication of digital information without permission of the owner. I know it's common now, but I still don't like it.

With that out of the way: I don't believe copyright infringement is moral, or immoral, per se. I believe digital information itself doesn't have a value beyond the cost of storage and distribution, but... (continues)

Show threadDizzy
@gigaherz Honestly I like the term piracy for it because I'm a bit of an unrepentent pirate myself and the pop cultural idea of a pirate (regardless of the historical reality) is a cool badass robin hood type, so, as I've said before on here, it's an unfortunate (for those who coined it in an attempt to demonize people anyway) hilarious choice of terminology.

Who doesn't want to be a swashbuckling badass after all
Oct 6, 2023 at 9:16pmWeb