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A comment on Russia to legalize software piracy. Parent comment
Without legal teeth, they can’t do that with offline consumables. They haven’t been able to even with their current draconian laws.
The client needs to consume the information, and so is in an inherently advantageous position to copy.
> cloud applications
Exactly. And these are popular even with their legal shenanigans. These laws have never helped the consumers at all.
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Without legal teeth, they can’t do that with offline consumables. They haven’t been able to even with their current draconian laws.
The client needs to consume the information, and so is in an inherently advantageous position to copy.
> cloud applications
Exactly. And these are popular even with their legal shenanigans. These laws have never helped the consumers at all.