Especially since a great deal of that research was performed using public funds.
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lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
“Piracy” is a propaganda term. We shouldn’t use it. There is nothing wrong with sharing files.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Exactly, this research was funded by my tax money but I’m not allowed to read it unless I pay some third party profiteer? That makes no fucking sense
platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So you don’t mind when companies share files with your data?
orangeboats@lemmy.world 7 months ago
But personal files are… personal?
Research journals are published. Public.
platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 7 months ago
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.
lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
They shouldn’t collect data in the first place.
platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well, they just saw a file in your phone and were like “it’s a file, so this isn’t stealing because we’re duplicating the information”.
lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Only if it’s a file that’s already publicly available. When you buy a movie, why shouldn’t you be able to share it with others? I’m not saying that you should be able to hack a filmmaker’s computer and publish movies they’ve never released, though.
The scenario you described can’t happen to me anyway, because I only use Free Software. You can learn more about it here: piped.video/watch?v=Ag1AKIl_2GM
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
We’ve long since reclaimed the word, though. It’s not called The Sharing Bay, after all.
That’s my Care Bears only private tracker.
lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I think it’s easier for a person to say “piracy is bad” than “sharing files is bad”. Because why would sharing be wrong? But if you give it a bad name, a lot of people will automatically assume that it is something bad. It’s a simple trick, but it works. If we want to change the way people think about copyright, we shouldn’t let anyone imply that sharing is the same as stealing ships and murdering people on them.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Only on easily manipulated and shallow idiots. Especially when the term is used neutrally and positively too. I’ll grant that there’s a lot of those, but not enough that we should let them dictate what words we use.
Again, only total morons think that the two are connected or similar. We should never let morons dictate our words and actions.
androogee@midwest.social 7 months ago
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 7 months ago
While I agree about reclaiming the word, what OP is talking about is not what a reclaimed word accomplishes. A reclaimed word is about empowerment within the group. OP is talking about selling the concept to the public at large.