> I know it's a difficult position to argue for practically, but I think piracy is vital to ensure the longevity of all forms of commercial art like video games, TV shows, and music.
Not at all a difficult position to argue for. This practice is called a library, and it's a very popular concept.
We've got three options to preserve human culture:
- extremely harsh copyright limits (single digit number of years, so it's still in the public conscious and can actually be found again after copyright expires)
- copyright only applying for the duration that said content is widely available (no suing someone for publishing content you don't even sell)
- refusing to abide by copyright laws (community sourced archives)
I'd be happy to go with either of the first two options, but media conglomerates aren't, so piracy it is.