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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by ineedasername on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:53PM (#26919657)
In the case of text books, if you can't afford it then pirating it can actually be a net-benefit to society. You weren't going to contribute to the economy through purchasing it, but by learning from a pirated copy you increase your knowledge & potential value to society.
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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by lofi_lory on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:07AM (#26956009)
I was actually about to write the net benefit bit, but decided against for avoiding some knee jerk reaction of the HN crowd, drowning the argument XD
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