chungus_eater@lemmus.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 12 days agoIs it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later?message-squaremessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1116file-text
arrow-up1116message-squareIs it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later?chungus_eater@lemmus.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square69linkfedilinkfile-text
My issue is the license part. If I can’t own the installer files then it really doesn’t seem right anyways.
minus-squareKefla [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 days agoIt’s very difficult to imagine a situation in which pirating would be unethical.
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days agoKilling sailors and sinking the ship is quite unethical by the norms of my culture. But I suppose you’re talking about unsanctioned copying. Yes, copying is always ethical.
It’s very difficult to imagine a situation in which pirating would be unethical.
Killing sailors and sinking the ship is quite unethical by the norms of my culture. But I suppose you’re talking about unsanctioned copying. Yes, copying is always ethical.