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submitted 7 months ago by Rentlar@lemmy.ca to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Here's a table I adapted from Louis Rossman's video on the levels of piracy, grey areas and his morals and ethics on it. (spreadsheet file)

I tried to condense each rank and make it less about a specific type of media like CD audio or DVD video, along with a table of simplified characteristics of each situation. Of course more levels can be added and there are many situations not covered. This hierarchy is simply the way Louis ordered it from more to less justifiable; he respects people can think about it differently and I do too. He suggests that he doesn't really care about people that pirate without giving a shit about creators, and that he only has a problem with people who aren't honest with themselves about their motivations.

Setting legality aside, what 'level of piracy' is morally or ethically acceptable to you?

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, so it seems like some of the situations in the table would be acceptable to you but not all.

  1. You always have the right to do with your copy of media, whatever you want. Remix, trade, critique, promote, copy, etc

Not if the way they give you the media restricts you from exercising those rights.

Warner Brothers is a perfect example about an art industry giant that doesn't give a flying fuck about art and artists. They'll throw years of artists' work in the trash if it makes them more money than not doing that.

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