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What your opinion of piracy?

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Sep 11, 2026 3:40 AM
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Almost everything requires a paid subscription these days. Simple things like live football matches which used to be free on TV are now hidden behind paywalls. As a result, piracy is booming again, at least in my country.

Personally, I do support the creators behind things like comics, doujinshi, and games. To be honest.... I pirate almost 90% of the time. However, if it turns out to be good, I put it on my list and buy it later. I even set aside a monthly budget for this, which I call my 'game and entertainment fund.'

My question is: what is your opinion on this? Do you support piracy, or do you reject it outright? or you had another opinion about it?

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Sep 13, 2026 10:58 PM
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@xenu I've never seen the data myself, but I've heard it stated many times over the years that music sales often increases due to 'piracy' (Napster was specifically mentioned) which makes sense, since as you said, you find something new and recommend to others. Word of mouth is a priceless and underappreciated (by the industry) form promotion.

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Sep 14, 2026 1:52 AM Edited Sep 14, 2026 1:54 AM
#33

Piracy is not just this bad thing that destroys small creators. It's a symbiotic response to greedy actions by media companies.

  1. Small creators get fucked currently with copyright so they need to make money through other means like concerts. Copyright just helps the publishers
  2. People don't pirate when there's a convenient legal alternative.
  3. Right now, piracy is way more convenient than streaming, which is why it's growing.
  4. Copyright is about preventing knowledge from being spread. The printing press caused the first copyright laws with a byproduct being less people getting those new books. If you want to advance our society information must get to everyone.

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