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Rule of owning (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] RandomVideos 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If buying becomes owning, will people stop pirating?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

People were more inclined to buy software when it was a one time purchase rather than a license subscription (for example Adobe).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If piracy was stealing I would do it even more

[–] RandomVideos 3 points 1 month ago

Stealing potential profits is no where near as fun as stealing actual profits

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Good question. Probably not. Still wouldn't be stealing, as there's not a limited supply. For that matter, how could we call anything "ownership" if the supply isn't limited? Do you own the air you breathe or the sunrays hitting your ~~face~~ computer screen?