alt Hacker NewsThis shouldn't be confusing. Pirating software Is the defacto practice for most of the world, excluding anglo countries and I guess Japan. In places like Russia, China and the global south, many/most non-free games are out of reach for the vast majority. Also most people here don't buy into the moral outrage of piracy, which is effectively propaganda IMO.
> Also most people here don't buy into the moral outrage of piracy, which is effectively propaganda IMO.
Nor do the USA AI companies. They're bulk pirating everything thats not bolted down, and they brought bolt cutters and plasma torches to remove the secured down things.
Worse yet, we have criminal statutes for for-profit piracy. Tell me how many criminal indictments there are for the AI companies versus emulation/jailbreaking hardware.
Oh thats right, the laws only apply to the small people. https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-secures-legal-victory-...