It doesn’t matter if it’s a CD, a Film, or manual with the instructions to build a spaceship. If you copy it, the original owner doesn’t lose anything. If you don’t copy it, the only one missing something (the experience) is YOU.

Enjoy!

Of course, if you happen to have some extra money for donations to creators, please do so. If you don’t have that, try contributing with a review somewhere or recommending the content, spread the word. Piracy was shown to drive businesses in several occasions by independent and biased corps (trying to show the opposite).

  • ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    121·
    9 months ago

    I understand the feeling.
    But when someone buys music from you and then puts it in house parties for tens of other people, those people are also listening to your music without paying.

    And a lot of people these days will never pay for a specific artist’s music.
    They’ll use a streaming service like Spotify, which barely pays anything to small artists (especially when free users listen to the music, and not premium users).
    But I can use Spotify for free, listen to small artists’ music, share it with other people, and it will be considered legal and “ok”.

    And personally, whatever I pirate, I wouldn’t have bought in the first place without being able to try it. So it isn’t a lost sale.

    • tiredofsametab@kbin.run
      22·
      9 months ago

      those people are also listening to your music without paying.

      True, but that doesn’t grant them a copy they can play anytime. This is also why I’ve always been fine with listening before buying.