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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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How to prevent pirating?

https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-player-with-over-400-hours-gets-full-refund-from-steam-after-key-modes-were-removed

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[-] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Would you classify making clones/copies out of a thing and sharing them stealing?

[-] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If it’s something I am not allowed to have, then yeah. I would.

If you hack into my computer and copy all my files you have 100% stolen my data. It would be insane to think otherwise.

The entire premise is permission.

[-] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

In a nutshell: the word stealing is a vague umbrella term.

[-] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago

No, there’s literally definitions for it. You can look it up. All of them have some element of permission to it. It all boils down to taking something when you aren’t allowed.

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