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fuck Adobe and fuck their licensing (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
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I'm so absolutely sick of it.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This came to be because people would hand discs to their friends who would then copy the disc and hand it back, resulting in widespread stealing of the game.

People don't generally photocopy books to give to others

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    resulting in widespread stealing of the game.

    That's a lie. Copyright infringement and theft are not the same thing, and the difference is as meaningful as the difference between murder and rape.

    Quit using dishonest loaded language. I do not accept your framing of this debate.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Copyright infringement and theft are not the same thing

    Not exactly, but most people realize that there's some significant overlap between the two and that distributing copies of works that you don't have to right to is diluting something of value from the creators of those works.

    the difference is as meaningful as the difference between murder and rape

    I don't know why you thought that comparison would help your stance here...I don't know which one is murder and which one is rape, but neither one is okay.

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