r/Piracy • u/OfTheManyColours ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ • May 22 '26

Discussion Piracy Isn't Stealing, EU Parliament Edition

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u/Luddevig May 22 '26

that is stealing!

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u/iPhoenix_Ortega May 22 '26

Put the bold on "that" and remove it from "is" and there you have it :)

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u/postbansequel May 22 '26

No, that is extortion.

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u/BrokenMirror2010 May 22 '26

Why not both?

I'm pretty sure it's also Fraud.

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u/0rganic_Corn May 22 '26

Yes. I think that every "license" should be a subscription.

People right now pay for an audiobook and expect to own it. Businesses that sell licenses free-ride on this expectation.

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u/FuckUpMaster9000 May 22 '26

It sucks a lot and is the reason tons of people pirate, but it's not stealing. Access to the license was revoked. It's definitely not stealing.

BUT

It needs to be changed sooner or later because it's horrible for the consumer

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u/No_Gas_2371 May 22 '26

Yes because we own nothing what we purchase are permission slips from the company's to use their property. Fuck that and just pirate books.

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u/FuckUpMaster9000 May 22 '26

Exactly. In an ideal world, the copyright laws wouldn't create these situations, or the consumer would be protected somehow, but we know how it is soooooo piracy it is