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Re:Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Count... by ergocoder on Friday January 08, 2021 @01:22PM (#25687858)
It's only true in the first-world country.

Microsoft office is ~$1000, which is 2x higher than average month salary in Thailand/Vietnam.

A CD album is $10(?), which is equivalent to 10 meals. A cassette is $3, which is 3 meals.

Pirate is the only way to access these things. It's a pricing problem.

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Re:Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Count... by the_pwner224 on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:21PM (#25690678)
Prices of software can be adjusted based on the user's location. Steam does this. It is of course subject to abuse but most people pay the asked price.
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