Jordan Kendrick :popos: (@jordan_kendrick@fosstodon.org)
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@Ertain@mast.linuxgamecast.com @gamingonlinux@mastodon.social If purchasing isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t stealing.

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

  • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
    101·
    2 年前

    You can’t really “steal” services, even though they sometimes call it that.

    If you hire me to paint your portrait and then don’t pay me you have stolen my labour. I have given my time and effort and have not been reimbursed for it.

    If you paid me and then gave your neighbour a copy of your portrait then you have not stolen my labour.