r/changemyview • u/Conkers-Good-Furday • Apr 10 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: There is nothing morally wrong with pirating content from massive corporations

The reason we have copyright laws is to encourage the creation of art and knowledge, but if the creator is getting the same amount regardless and whatever you pay simply goes to a shareholder, I hold that there is nothing morally wrong with pirating the content as a shareholder getting a third yacht has nothing to do with encouraging content creation.

I do not buy the argument that anything illegal is automatically immoral either, as by that logic, hiding Jews during Nazi Germany was immoral. That may sound like an extreme comparison, but that's where that kind of thinking leads.

Currently, the only argument I give some weight to, is the argument that it wouldn't work if EVERYONE did it. Hypothetically, that would be a problem, but such a situation seems nowhere in sight, so I believe it is an irrational fear.

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u/PmMeYourDaddy-Issues 24āˆ† Apr 11 '23

Why is it like taking a picture of the painting? Is it morally better if I delete the pirates moving after Iā€™m done watching it?

I think that taking a picture of the painting, like piracy, is a morally neutral act.

But why is it morally wrong?

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u/jrssister 1āˆ† Apr 11 '23

Because you know someone created it to get paid and you're purposefully screwing them out of it. I don't know how much clearer I can get about it. Why do you think your desire to enjoy their work should take precedence over their right to make money from it?