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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by o0banky0o on Thursday August 14, 2025 @03:07PM (#44904340)
A useful distinction is that upload is piracy and download is not.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by AndyKelley on Thursday August 14, 2025 @04:30PM (#44905321)
True pirates maintain > 1.0 ratio
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by bee_rider on Thursday August 14, 2025 @05:18PM (#44905801)
Neither is piracy, it is just unauthorized copying and sharing.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by IshKebab on Thursday August 14, 2025 @05:51PM (#44906117)
> unauthorized copying and sharing

Which is known in English as "piracy".

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by Ekaros on Friday August 15, 2025 @02:06AM (#44909109)
No piracy is theft done on sea.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by IshKebab on Friday August 15, 2025 @03:46AM (#44909647)
3. The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piracy

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