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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (pluralistic.net)
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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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[-] iamtherealwalrus@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I've seen this quote repeated over and over these past few weeks, while noone brothers to actually explain what it means and why. This article is no different unfortunately.

[-] agileharddisk@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago

watch the recent Louis Rossmann videos if the first part is what you don't understand

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