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Is it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later? (lemmus.org)

submitted 4 days ago by chungus_eater@lemmus.org to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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My issue is the license part. If I can't own the installer files then it really doesn't seem right anyways.

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[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

That's the opinion of the instance I'm on, so I can't well disagree with you here. However, my wife is an artist, so I might have some bias in saying I think some things are worth paying for. I pay for Apple Music. I also have offline copies of everything I listen to. I mean, I'm paying for it. I'm paying a lot for it. But I stand by what I said, if paying for it doesn't mean you get to keep it, not paying for it and having it isn't theft. Except I do both. I pay for it and I have it.

[-] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 1 day ago

I'm an artist too, I'm music producer 😅

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