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If purchasing isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealing (fosstodon.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am ashamed that I hadn’t reasoned this through given all the rubbish digital services have pulled with “purchases” being lies.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Who cares? The point is, it's not theft. The person who had the art still has the art, so it's not theft.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That is an assumption made that the artist still has the original thing that was not paid for. I understand what you’re being pedantic about. I just don’t think you’re right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

What part of that statement suggests that the artist no longer has the original art? As stated, no theft occurred.