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Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by fnoobnar on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:33PM (#41965866)
I’m not sure I understand why Bandcamp is on the list of supported sites: they allow you to just download the files on the condition you first pay the artist for them.

The fact you can download it with this tool is because the artist is letting you listen to it for free before buying it. Downloading it with this tool seems totally unnecessary and a bit of a jerk move. Bandcamp hosts mostly small and independent artists and labels.

Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by lovethevoid on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:49PM (#41965958)
Their list of supported sites isn't a declaration of where you should use this tool for moralistic reasons. It's just a list of popular sites it works on.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by doublepg23 on Sunday October 27, 2024 @07:11PM (#41966472)
At what income level do pirates consider it immoral/moral to pirate something?
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by shiroiushi on Monday October 28, 2024 @12:11AM (#41967822)
Different pirates have different moral codes regarding piracy; there is no standard.

Personally, I consider it immoral to pirate Windows without a very good reason (which doesn't include "I like using Windows", or "I want to play game X" or "I want to use the enterprise version which doesn't have baked-in ads").

Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by Minor49er on Monday October 28, 2024 @12:44PM (#41973210)
It's probably an inverse of non-pirates who consider it a moral obligation to pay for a digital copy of something that does not diminish or remove the original
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by khaki54 on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:40PM (#41965908)
I presume you could subscribe and still use this tool? People use automation tools like this to download things that they already pay for because it saves them the effort of logging into 5 different apps depending on which walled garden it's in.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by hluska on Sunday October 27, 2024 @05:49PM (#41965961)
Do artists get paid on Bandcamp if they bypass the login?
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by fnoobnar on Monday October 28, 2024 @02:54AM (#41968368)
It’s Bandcamp: you buy the album and they give you a link to download it in whatever format you want so you can listen to it using whatever app or device you wish. You can come back later and download it as many times as you like.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by Gormo on Monday October 28, 2024 @08:10AM (#41970277)
What if I don't want to manually follow links or "come back later", but just add the album I purchased to the config for the same script I use for the rest of my media library?
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by warkdarrior on Sunday October 27, 2024 @07:49PM (#41966622)
Not all of us agree that artists should charge for their products.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by bdhdbebebeb on Sunday October 27, 2024 @09:02PM (#41966943)
Not everyone agrees supermarkets should charge for groceries.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by gverrilla on Monday October 28, 2024 @12:36AM (#41967913)
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by bdhdbebebeb on Monday October 28, 2024 @01:37AM (#41968112)
I love Spain. They know how to do anarchy.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by hiatus on Monday October 28, 2024 @10:39AM (#41971478)
It is interesting that the rebellion against consumer capitalism is more consumption.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by Gormo on Monday October 28, 2024 @08:20AM (#41970342)
Most people do, since groceries are physical, rival goods to which natural property rights apply. But if it were possible to make copies of groceries while leaving the originals intact, far fewer people would argue against that on the same grounds. They might make other, unrelated arguments against copying, but moral principles applicable to physical property wouldn't be relevant.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by zaptheimpaler on Sunday October 27, 2024 @09:23PM (#41967035)
That gives you the right to be an artist and not charge for your own products, not the right to steal from other artists who have differing beliefs.
Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by Gormo on Monday October 28, 2024 @08:18AM (#41970334)
There are reasonable moral arguments against copyright infringement, but the false equivocation with stealing is not one of them.

The same moral principles that argue against depriving people of natural property they already own do not imply further arguments against reducing sales opportunities for non-rival goods for which scarcity has been artificially established via positive law. Other, unrelated principles, can make for compelling arguments, but not the same ones.

Re:You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web by slightwinder on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:38AM (#41972218)
Personal assumption, but probably not everyone lives in a country where they can pay Bandcamp.

And from personal experience I can say, sometimes people want or have to consume media offline, because of unreliable or slow network or expensive providers. But this doesn't mean that they won't pay later if they like it.