Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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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.

  • GreenM@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    11 months ago

    Some people would call it counterfeiting but we won’t do that , right ?

    • amzd@kbin.social
      146·
      11 months ago

      Depends on the intention. Most “illegal” copies are distributed for free so that’s not counterfeiting (there’s no intention to deceive or defraud)

      • GreenM@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I have yet to see country that doesn’t mind copying their currency unofficially but I’m open to suggestions 🫡

        • amzd@kbin.social
          1·
          11 months ago

          Correct, that would be counterfeiting if you would copy money with the intention to deceive or defraud others. That doesn’t contradict what I said.

          • GreenM@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            IMHO it does contradict what you say. Intention doesn’t matter. If you copy currency , you either have to make apparent its fake currency or you are might get in trouble with law. Intention, aka motive is hard to prove and if proven doesn’t make it legal to copy official currency.