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minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoHe’s clearly talking about piracy in general. The point being that just because something is a file, it doesn’t mean it isn’t intellectual property. I do agree that in some scenarios piracy is fighting bad actors, like in this case, but it isn’t a generalized rule, piracy also has a bad side. So this guy comes here and defends the general idea of piracy based on a single instance in which it is actually good, which is just a fallacy.
He’s clearly talking about piracy in general. The point being that just because something is a file, it doesn’t mean it isn’t intellectual property.
I do agree that in some scenarios piracy is fighting bad actors, like in this case, but it isn’t a generalized rule, piracy also has a bad side.
So this guy comes here and defends the general idea of piracy based on a single instance in which it is actually good, which is just a fallacy.