You Wouldn't Steal...

https://lemmy.world/post/44369159

I was moderately in the “piracy is stealing” camp until both this shit happened, and EVERYTHING got enshittified.

Fuck em.

I have always been in both camps.

I have always held to a strict code of, “make no profit”.

I share what I have, and sell nothing. not even at cost.

IP rights are important, but there is zero harm sharing IP freely. it’s no different than watching a movie from a public library.

Once you start selling though, is when you cross a line of profiting off of someone else’s hard work.

AI crossed that line.

Oh I’d never sell stuff. I guess that’s how we are different from billionaire scum.
I had a couple friends that would burn movies and sell them $5 a pop. they were on my “do not share” list. I did that mostly as a way to distance myself from the “inevitable” criminal charges.