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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)

submitted 11 months ago by kpw@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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[–] jimbo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That company is also going to show you the agreement you signed that says they can do that, which is the current situation with digital goods. People are still buying them.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

That company is also going to show you the agreement you signed that says they can do that

Nobody said otherwise. The argument isn't "this is illegal", it's "this is bullshit."

People are still buying them.

And the argument being put forward is that people shouldn't be.