It is illegal and immoral. It steals the rightful intellectual property of directors and developers who are only trying to make a living. If you want to be a thief so badly, then rob a federal bank.

  • FavrionOP
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    It is still theft.

    • blazera
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      61 year ago

      copyright is theft. creators that have had their creations taken away because rich people own their IP now.

      • FavrionOP
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        -41 year ago

        It becomes universal knowledge which is what we should all strive to achieve, the right way. When the copyright expires, time is up for any gatekeeping of inspiration.

        • blazera
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          61 year ago

          whats the last copyright expiring that you remember

          • FavrionOP
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            -41 year ago

            When items enter public domain.

            • blazera
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              41 year ago

              Im asking what specific item do you remember entering public domain? The creator of the Lord of the Rings died in the 70’s and his work is still under copyright.

              • FavrionOP
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                11 year ago

                Winnie the Pooh and the works of Jim Morrison.

            • Stoneykins [any]
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              So are you morally opposed to all the crap disney has done to ruin the public domain for entire generations?

              That seems worse than pirating a disney movie to me.

            • @small44
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              11 year ago

              70 years after the creator death. Stuffs should become public domain once the itrms no longer make significant revenue or no revenue at all

    • XIIIesq
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      All theft is wrong, but it is much less sad when someone steals a diamond from Jeff Bezos than it is when someone steals a loaf of bread from someone who is starving.

      • Stoneykins [any]
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        21 year ago

        “all theft is wrong” nah.

        If the starving guy from your example stole food from jeff bezos to survive then that is morally correct theft.

        • XIIIesq
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          21 year ago

          I agree with what you’re saying, it could be argued that it’s wrong that the starving guy needs to steal in the first place, but that’s probably semantics.