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Study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men (phys.org)

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[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 67 points 8 months ago

"you wouldn't download a car"

Fuck you yes I would. Invents 3d printing

It's like the anti piracy messages are just advertising for piracy

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 11 points 8 months ago

how else im supposed to play some arbitrary game with cars from a digital game copy?

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The "you wouldn't download a car" joke is one thing. What I don't understand is how people genuinely use a satirical joke as a supporting argument for piracy, or a critique of anti-piracy.

The advertising never said downloading a car. It was stealing a car, which is very clearly a crime.

You are free to claim auto theft is not comparable to digital piracy. You are free to suggest that somehow in the future you'd be able to home manufacturer a vehicle (although a bit far fetched IMO). But criticizing an ad campaign for something they've never said is just silly.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

If I stole someone's car, and an exact copy of the car was left there for them, I'd probably be okay with stealing a car. Copying a file isn't the same as stealing a physical album. That's the criticism of that ad campaign, they aren't equal comparisons. Besides, if buying isn't owning, then copying isn't stealing.