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TheComputerCrasher 26 days ago (edited) • 8 views
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.
TheComputerCrasher 26 days ago • 8 views
The poll ended with a tie, so I'm gonna choose the topic I rant about...
and I choose piracy
TheComputerCrasher 29 days ago (edited) • 6 views
Give me ideas on what to post here
(Also please tell me some I can add to my post so people will actually vote)

random hashtags:

Rant about video games that I love (Splatoon, Super Paper Mario, etc.) 25%

Explain why Firefox is just better in every way 25%

Talk about piracy 25%

Make another poll about topics that aren't internet-related 0%

Other (comment) 25%
Ended • 4 votes
TheComputerCrasher 29 days ago • 4 views
Just found out that the music and font in the "You Wouldn't Steal A Car" anti-piracy ad were accidentally stolen to make the ad, which is hilarious to me
TheComputerCrasher 1 month ago • 1 view
I'm very forgetful if you couldn't tell by my past like 5 posts that have all said the same thing
TheComputerCrasher 1 month ago • 9 views
Just remembered that this place exists, hi everyone
TheComputerCrasher 3 months ago (edited) • 4 views
Currently listening to "Outer Space" from Super Paper Mario
TheComputerCrasher 3 months ago • 5 views
I recommend the extension AdNauseum, available on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
TheComputerCrasher 3 months ago • 6 views
I have returned for the first time in like 3 weeks...
and I'm probably gonna disappear again because idk what to do here
TheComputerCrasher 4 months ago • 9 views
haven't used Darflen in a while because I honestly just forgot about it lol

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