• stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    If someone steals my bike, I lose ownership of the bike, that’s theft.

    If I pirate a movie, Disney still owns the movie.

    If I buy a game, I don’t even own that copy of the game??

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      3 months ago

      In my opinion, theft is a bit more nuanced than that. You pirating the game denies the producers of the game the profit they would have otherwise derived from you purchasing the game

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      3 months ago

      If I buy a game, I don’t even own that copy of the game??

      Here’s my chance to shill for GOG in this thread! It feels nice to legally own a copy of Stardew Valley