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Last Post: 8:12:10pm, 07/02/2017
The idea that media wouldn't get made in a world where everyone pirates is poor logic. Even if people would only create media for profit they would switch to a crowdfunding format such as Kickstarter to prefund their products rather than selling them after they are made. But the real reason piracy isn't immoral is because it doesn't cause direct harm to anyone. It is an infinite good (digital content) any scarcity is artificial. Stealing my car is only wrong because another one won't instantly replace it. I am directly harmed and can no longer use my car. If you download a copy of some media I made the media still exists for me or others to use. No one is directly harmed. IP laws are a form of artificial scarcity designed to extract profit by making an unlimited good appear to be limited forcing a supply constraint that doesn't actually exist. It is bad for society. If you are interested in the science behind this there is a free book here:
http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm

Now I will return to never posting on this board.
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