• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    8 months ago

    Can we just take a second to say what utter bullshit it is that “facilitating piracy” is so allowed to be an argument?

    How are we in this wacky world where rights holders get to say “what you built allows piracy, we demand total control over you”

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
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      8 months ago

      I mean, like it or not, piracy is incredibly dark grey (if not outright black) in the eyes of the law. Its one of the reasons there is such a strong focus on “abandonware” and “oh, this is about digital preservation” in the various circles. It doesn’t fool anyone but it is at least a stronger protection than the old “Hey FBI. You aren’t allowed to look at my DC++ share” folder that people had back in the day.

    • Iapar@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      You can argue that Nintendo facilitates piracy by making games that people want to pirate.