chungus_eater@lemmus.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 7 hours agoIs it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-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 · 7 hours agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-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-up8arrow-down2·4 hours agoIt’s very difficult to imagine a situation in which pirating would be unethical.
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours 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.