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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)
submitted 2 years ago by kpw@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you've already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

real purpose of copyright

To separate the worker from owning the means of production?

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Especially telling when it's the corporation that owns the copyright, and not the actual artists and other workers that actually created it.

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Accidentally deleted my comment. Spelling...

real purpose of copyright

To separate the worker from owning the means of production?