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[–] 41 points 2 years ago (129 children)

Licensing isn't ownership, and pirating isn't stealing, it's copyright infringement.

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  • [–] 80 points 2 years ago (30 children)

    The previous comment is more like shorthand, rather than literal truth.

    It's faster to say piracy isn't stealing if purchasing isn't ownership than it is to say "if a company can simply reverse a permanent access license at any time then pirating media from them is perfectly ethical and should not be considered a crime"

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