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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by manicdee on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:52PM (#26338033)
That's no comfort for the people trying to make a living from their work.
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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by account42 on Friday March 05, 2021 @04:10AM (#26354671)
And? People can adapt. [0] Creating laws to artificially restrict technological advancements in order to protect one specific class of jobs is insanity.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Obsolete_occupations

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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by manicdee on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:05PM (#26415492)
I'm not sure how you expect content creators to create content when they're not creating content anymore.

How do they "adapt" to putting food on the table when they're not getting paid for the work they do?

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