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Why sometimes piracy is justified?
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missingno about 4 hours ago
Never mind the law at all. Is it ethical to not pay for something the creator wants to get paid for?
damarrin about 3 hours ago
Quoting: eldakingNo, I'm absolutely not saying that, do not fabricate stuff and attribute to me in bad faith.

I'm not fabricating anything. You wrote "Though I guess sometimes copyright is justifiable.", which means you believe it's not justifiable in most cases.

I do not agree and I said as much.
BlackBloodRum 20 minutes ago
Quoting: missingnoNever mind the law at all. Is it ethical to not pay for something the creator wants to get paid for?
No, that is not ethical according to them. If you don't hand over your money you are toxic.

I mean:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/denuvo-respond-to-their-rep-for-tanking-games-im-a-gamer-myself-and-therefore-i-know-what-im-talking-about

They aren't selling enough games, why? Because of piracy of course! Yes, this remains true even though there is no pirated version of their game available, and there is no one downloading it illegally - but still, pirates are to blame for the lack of sales, of course.

No matter what pirates do or don't do, we will always be the one blamed.

Honestly, we pirates are so used to taking the blame at this point it's just another day, and frankly it pushes me further away from giving them money.
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