'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drastic and Overbroad'

Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by talent_deprived on Sunday October 15, 2023 @10:22AM (#37889969)

Piracy is a socially acceptable term for theft. Theft isn't and shouldn't be socially acceptable.

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Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by raspyberr on Sunday October 15, 2023 @10:39AM (#37890145)

Gee, what a solid and water tight argument. You sure have me convinced now.

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Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by alpaca128 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @10:37AM (#37890116)

Theft clearly seems to be seen as acceptable when it comes to corporations taking away access to purchased content. I don't see why that shouldn't work both ways.

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Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by hightrix on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:29AM (#37890541)

Piracy and theft are two different things.

Piracy is not theft.

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Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by beej71 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @12:02PM (#37890884)

Theft is when I walk out of a store with 8 apples and the store has 8 fewer apples.

Piracy is when I walk out of a store with 8 apples and the store has 0 fewer apples.

They are mathematically different concepts.

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Re:'Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims Is Drasti... by redwall_hp on Sunday October 15, 2023 @02:12PM (#37891961)

In that case, copyright is a socially acceptable form of tyranny that prevents freedom of expression. Or a socially acceptable theft from the commons.

Dystopian ideas such as ownership of ideas should not be tolerated.

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