digital piracy
illegal reproduction and sharing of information on the Internet
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What People Believe

Right to pirate when legal ownership unavailable

The comment claims that people have a right to physically own and preserve media, and if there is no legal way to do this, it is within their right to pirate it. The interpretation is that ownership rights justify piracy when legal acquisition is not possible.

Piracy is not stealing if purchase is not ownership

The comment claims that if buying isn’t owning, then pirating it isn’t stealing. The interpretation is that the moral assessment of piracy depends on whether purchase is considered ownership.

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Comment
people have a right to physically own and preserve media — if there is not a way to do this legally, it is well within their right to pirate it
--anonymous

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Observation
If buying isn't owning, then pirating it isn't stealing
--albertj