Hey, lemme ask you something. If somebody uploads something, and you upload, like, the exact same file somewhere else, without linking to the original designated artists url, what do you call that?
No, duplication is not theft. Reproducing is not stealing. Not in the dictionary sense. Not in the legal sense. Not in any sense at all.
It might be copyright infringement, inappropriate, and/or rude, depending on the particulars and the jurisdiction. But your claim that it is theft demonstrates that you either have no idea what you’re talking about, or you are deliberately misleading people.
Or I probably smell bad. Or I am probably a monster. Or I probably do whatever else you can imagine that might sway community opinion against me for contradicting you.
Once again, you are wrong. In both senses of the word.
I suggest learning what words mean before you go round using them in public, especially in accusations. It might help you to avoid embarrassing yourself. And, if arguing with people is what makes you happy, consider learning to avoid informal fallacies while you’re at it.
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Hey, lemme ask you something. If somebody uploads something, and you upload, like, the exact same file somewhere else, without linking to the original designated artists url, what do you call that?
Rehosting, which is what I just said…
I don’t know if repeating it will get us to a different result tho
Coincidence?
Don’t get chesty with me just because you’ve got a problem with your station in life!
Yes, sir/ma’am. Sorry, sir/ma’am. Won’t happen again, sir/ma’am.
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You’re welcome, thank you.
Decentralization
Wrong!
It’s theft. You are stealing from artists. You take their work without consent and use it for your own benefit.
No, duplication is not theft. Reproducing is not stealing. Not in the dictionary sense. Not in the legal sense. Not in any sense at all.
It might be copyright infringement, inappropriate, and/or rude, depending on the particulars and the jurisdiction. But your claim that it is theft demonstrates that you either have no idea what you’re talking about, or you are deliberately misleading people.
Please stop.
With views like that you probably support AI too.
Or I probably smell bad. Or I am probably a monster. Or I probably do whatever else you can imagine that might sway community opinion against me for contradicting you.
Once again, you are wrong. In both senses of the word.
I suggest learning what words mean before you go round using them in public, especially in accusations. It might help you to avoid embarrassing yourself. And, if arguing with people is what makes you happy, consider learning to avoid informal fallacies while you’re at it.