Critical support for the Lemmy world peeps in their fight against pro-intellectual property nerds
Critical support for the Lemmy world peeps in their fight against pro-intellectual property nerds
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Does anybody have the greentext that goes something like
Pirate game
Company loses $60 because it's theft
Company regains $60 after deleting game from hard drive
Pirate one million copies, company bankrupt from massive theft
Buy insolvent company for cheap
Delete all game copies, company profitable again
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21 0 ReplyMaybe one of the tightest written indictments of IP law. Companies "losing" money when no money changes hands makes me laugh.
19 0 ReplyThat's the stock market, bay-bee!
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I love that, it's almost like how banks make money with loans: create money out of thin air, lend it, profit.
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