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Not trying to start an argument here, your comment just made me think of something I read earlier.
The British, who notoriously stole loads of culturally significant artefacts through conquests, refuse to return said stolen goods to their rightful owners on the basis of "preserving human culture".
Of course, piracy as "copying" is not like stealing the unique copy of something. But I thought the two close enough to be worth mentioning.
@axnxcamr @jordan_kendrick @Ertain @gamingonlinux That's an interesting point.
In this context, there is a history of artists getting burned. The corporations don't care about them any more than they care about anyone else. Probably most people pirating digital culture don't feel any personal responsibility to support artists, but some of us do, and we need to look for ways to do that and encourage others to take up that responsibility as well.