Gregory's Server@gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus This is complicated for me, because I know that a lot of authors are deeply dependent on sales *and* on platforms that are doing this "you can pay to borrow it until we don't feel like you having it anymore" BS. Piracy hurts those specific creators. But the anger at the whole system is definitely justified.
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 @whetstone @gamesbymanuel I sincerely will argue for the ethics of piracy in a world where authors' rights have been supplanted by copyright owners' rights.  @Illuminatus @gamesbymanuel I guess, for me, the harm done by the platform is done by the platform to me and the creator; but the harm done by piracy is done by me, to the platform (which I couldn't care less about) but also to the creator. So, particularly for single-creator products like albums or books, I do not pirate. Even though the platform will screw me, I prefer not to screw the creator. Mostly you can sidestep this for books by going through the library. @whetstone @gamesbymanuel We can work around it by getting physical copies, also, as long as companies don't make them disappear because they want to "fence their garden". @Illuminatus @gamesbymanuel I also sometimes think about the possibility of purchasing the broken, fenced version *in addition* to getting a pirated copy. Basically, pay once to send whatever share of that value would go to the creator(s), then pirate to ensure that you do in fact actually *own* the damn thing. @whetstone @gamesbymanuel It is something I have lost the count of the times I've done, including, many times, stuff that I wouldn't have watched/listened to/read in the first place. I got to more artists, specially in music, and bought their CDs through piracy than if I hadn't done it. |
@whetstone @gamesbymanuel It's true, specially where the *real* creators are concerned, such as writers, designers, artists, etc. But corporations have seized hostage the system to such a degree that those same artists are hurt by the way the platforms are set: see for instance how many shows are being disappeared because of tax write-offs.