• dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m willing to pay for it, but I’m not allowed to do so

    For example, Amazon/MGM still don’t allow me to pay to watch Stargate

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      1 year ago

      Then you don’t get to ingest it. “I want it” isn’t any more of an argument than if it was a physical item.

      For me, personally, piracy in this case is justified and can even serve as preservation of art. But to pretend that people are somehow entitled to it is childish.

      Edit: If Stargate was the only thing you were pirating, you might have a point but let’s be honest… it’s not. People don’t pirate one show because they can’t watch and the subscribe to a piracy forum.

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          1 year ago

          Says the “free market a-holes” I mentioned in the comment you replied to… In this case, they’re also right if we’re being honest and acknowledging that piracy is depriving the creator of income for their work.