So obviously piracy is pretty cool. It's free stuff after all. But it also comes with a lot of sketchiness.
First: Legal stuff. Piracy is stealing and copyright infringement, and therefore illegal. However, streaming service subscriptions have caused people to reply with "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing." You wouldn't steal a car, but you would probably make an exact copy of one if you could. Also if you already own the thing you're pirating, it might be fine? Don't quote me on that though.
Another complication comes from works that are no longer being sold anywhere. For example, obscure NES games that are not longer being produced anymore. Is it okay to pirate those if the creator isn't getting money from them anymore? Kind of a legal gray area. People will point to media preservation as a big motive for piracy of this kind.
But wait, there's more! Because piracy is so appealing for consumers who are tired of paying for 5 different subscriptions to watch 5 shows, there are tons of sketchy websites out there with the promise of free stuff, just waiting to pounce on unprotected computers. If you do decide to check out piracy, make sure you have an ad blocker installed.
Also I'm not going to post links to any piracy websites in case that's against Darflen's rules. But I will say this: check Reddit.
And that's my rant about piracy. Thank you for reading, or possibly for skipping all the way to the end.
First: Legal stuff. Piracy is stealing and copyright infringement, and therefore illegal. However, streaming service subscriptions have caused people to reply with "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing." You wouldn't steal a car, but you would probably make an exact copy of one if you could. Also if you already own the thing you're pirating, it might be fine? Don't quote me on that though.
Another complication comes from works that are no longer being sold anywhere. For example, obscure NES games that are not longer being produced anymore. Is it okay to pirate those if the creator isn't getting money from them anymore? Kind of a legal gray area. People will point to media preservation as a big motive for piracy of this kind.
But wait, there's more! Because piracy is so appealing for consumers who are tired of paying for 5 different subscriptions to watch 5 shows, there are tons of sketchy websites out there with the promise of free stuff, just waiting to pounce on unprotected computers. If you do decide to check out piracy, make sure you have an ad blocker installed.
Also I'm not going to post links to any piracy websites in case that's against Darflen's rules. But I will say this: check Reddit.
And that's my rant about piracy. Thank you for reading, or possibly for skipping all the way to the end.
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