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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t pirate indie games, small-budget movies, or music from unknown bands. I hurt major corporations specifically.

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Exactly.

They steal more than we can dream.

They just used their influence to legalize their grift.

Legality ≠ Morality

Especially in a horrendously unjust nation such as ours.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

The phrase “Legality ≠ Morality” comes to mind several times a week. Too many people let themselves ignore ethics because they don’t think (or care) about the difference.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For some older indie games, piracy is the only way to play them. But otherwise, I agree with this.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is literally the genesis of GOG.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but GOG doesn't have everything 🤷

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You misunderstood. I meant that piracy is literally how many of games were saved. GOG started because some guys stockpiled pirated copies of games, then cracked and/or reversed engineered them to work on modern PCs. Eventually, they got the rights to sell some legally and GOG.com was born.

My point was that piracy isn't always bad because companies have no incentive to preserve their products after they've stopped selling. (See vintage ROMs)

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GOG started because some guys stockpiled pirated copies of games, then cracked and/or reversed engineered them to work on modern PCs. Eventually, they got the rights to sell some legally and GOG.com was born.

Nice! Didn't know that!

My point was that piracy isn't always bad because companies have no incentive to preserve their products after they've stopped selling. (See vintage ROMs)

True.