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Collection goes into my blocklist for at home.

Pirating is theft. Pirating is inhumane.

Correct, pirating is bad. Copyright infringement on the other hand is kewl.

Sure buddy. Price-gouging consumers, regional lock-ins, paying creators a tiny %, revoking licenses, using public funds to make for-profit media, etc., these are all humane and chill.

Don't forget DRM. That alone breaks the societal contract of copyright.

This is the result of the laws put in place, and yes they should be changed. That doesn't make pirating morally or legally justified. 'Because he is bad I can be bad too' is morally wrong.

I understand your point, but the laws in place are heavily decided by the lobbyists and cartels that pad the pockets of politicians. If the system is unfair or immoral, playing by its rules doesn’t make things any better.

I’m not saying “hey, go steal from content creators”. I studied multimedia and was a content creator myself. I pay for many of my media, but draw the line somewhere, e.g. do I think Disney deserves my money…

"I don't think Disney deserves money". And that, in my eyes, makes it morally incorrect. They are the copyright holder, or a lot of times the creator. They thus deserve the income. They being evil doesn't make your evil correct.

Disney is notorious and indefensible in their appropriation of works that were not copyrighted, lobbying for extending copyright duration and reach, and even violating copyright themselves.

All this without going into the vast and comprehensive criticism that can be levied against Disney.

If you agree with their business antics and that they legally and ethically hold copyright rights to all their work, then I propose you pay them indeed. That’s fair. But then we’ll disagree on these terms, not whether I’m evil for not paying them.

Or maybe it does. For some of us

What if the content is not available in your country? You can't steal what you can't buy.

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