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So it makes it ok to do it too?
They're clearly working on the principal of "might makes right" considering that every single digital media company has had instances of "selling" customers media, and then deciding to make it impossible for the customer to use said media, and they never give refunds.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Since they are legally people, and they have all the power, then clearly it's ok for the rest of us to be thieves, just like them
How about the creators?
It's funny because so far all the pro pirating arguments ignore the creators, the work they do and the fact that they have to make a living too.
If you're referring to any of the major media companies the creators already got paid. Hollywood and the software industry both use Hollywood accounting so there's never any profits to be shared in residuals.
Again if they want to be predatory thieves in their business models, it's totally fine for us to steal right back.
Do you think people don't pirate indie games?
Piracy ≠ lost sales. If they pirate it helps the creator gain a wider audience. Piracy helps creatives, it only harms IP copyright trolls
If piracy didn't exist at all, do you really think sales numbers would be the same?
Nope. There are studies out there that show they'd have fewer sales. Look at what happened in Japan.