Squidiey

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[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

In a nutshell: the word stealing is a vague umbrella term.

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 0 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Would you classify making clones/copies out of a thing and sharing them stealing?

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago

Thank God that GOG exists

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 0 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (5 children)

Steal is like taking away a cupcake from your bakery.

Piracy is like analyzing the cupcake and thus revealing its recipe and I share it to everyone. (You wouldn’t lose your baked cupcakes but everyone makes clones out of them from the recipe.)

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Especially Indie games, DRM-free games (GOG) and physical books.

Those are the people who deserve support

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago

I never bought and never will eBooks

Only physical copies and piracy (so I can actually own my stuff)

[–] Squidiey@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago

Steam has DRM. I wonder why pirates like it instead of something GOG and itch.io