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0 pointseli15y ago0 comments

We agree that authors of digital content deserve to get paid, right? Then it doesn't really matter what you call people who manage to avoid paying. This debate over semantics does not help advance the discussion.

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tyhjnmyh15y ago· 2 in thread

Sure - I would love the creators of the content to get paid.

Unfortunately the writer of Forrest Gump didn't get paid because the movie made a loss, Stan Lee didn't get paid for Spiderman because the company that made it sold it their distribution arm for $1. Peter Jackson and various actors didn't get paid properly for LotR because the studio can keep the accounts secret.

SoftwareMaven15y ago

And you stealing the movie helps them how? Two completely independent wrongs do not make a right.

tyhjnmyh15y ago

Neither does movie studios calling me thief for watching a movie I bought on DVD on my tablet - while at the same time claiming $Bn grossing movies made a loss when it comes to paying the author.

krainboltgreene15y ago

This isn't about getting paid. This is purely a comparison.

If I'm stealing a movie that by definition means I'm not buying that movie.

Thanks for the downvotes though.

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