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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by probotect0r on Thursday August 14, 2025 @09:52PM (#44907787)
I don't think analogy is comparable either though. With a bread copying machine, the baker of the original piece is not involved in creating the new piece of bread (other than the recipe), so it is more acceptable (though maybe not completely, if you consider that the recipe is also being copied) that the baker is not compensated for the new piece of bread produced by the copying machine.

With digital media, the creator is expecting people to pay to view the content. By making a copy and viewing it for free, imo, you are stealing the content.

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by xyproto on Thursday August 28, 2025 @12:49AM (#45048487)
If I am telling you a secret word, expecting you to pay to hear it, and you are telling it to someone else, it may be lying, it may be bad manners, but it's not stealing.

Digital content is information.

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