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exe34today at 12:26 PM1 replyview on HN

In what world is everyone able or willing to pirate? I think your ad-absurdum is just absurd here.


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Brendinoootoday at 12:48 PM

>Duplicating a video doesn’t deprive another person of anything

This was the claim. I said what I said to point out that if everyone acted on this belief for a feature film, there would be a thousand people who ultimately don't get compensated for their work.

You are right: not everyone is able or willing to pirate. Piracy is only able to exist because of these people who pay for art. That's definitely true, and definitely different than the claim that no one is being deprived of anything.

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