GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe new Hulu Subscriber agreement just dropped - Don't like ads too bad.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down14
arrow-up1774arrow-down1imageThe new Hulu Subscriber agreement just dropped - Don't like ads too bad.lemmy.worldGoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareGerowen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down1·11 hours agoIf buying isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t theft. ;-)
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-29 hours agoStreaming is akin to renting not buying
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours agoThat’s the point of what they’re saying. If you’re only buying a subscription to the content then it’s not theft to get access to that content by other means.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-25 hours agothe point is that it’s incorrect You aren’t buying it so the rest of the sentence is irrelevant Like stealing from blockbuster because you can rent it vs the video bin at the department store Nothing wrong with piracy without being dishonest about it
minus-squareleftytighty@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 hours agoyou’re ruining the catchy slogan, it’s like you don’t even want this to be Reddit
minus-squareRandomVideoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down7·9 hours agoRemove the “if buying isnt owning” part You are stealing potential profits
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIf I’m stealing potential profits, then there wasn’t much potential. My bank account is still near empty
If buying isn’t owning, then piracy isn’t theft. ;-)
Streaming is akin to renting not buying
That’s the point of what they’re saying. If you’re only buying a subscription to the content then it’s not theft to get access to that content by other means.
the point is that it’s incorrect
You aren’t buying it so the rest of the sentence is irrelevant
Like stealing from blockbuster because you can rent it vs the video bin at the department store
Nothing wrong with piracy without being dishonest about it
you’re ruining the catchy slogan, it’s like you don’t even want this to be Reddit
but username checks out.
Remove the “if buying isnt owning” part
You are stealing potential profits
If I’m stealing potential profits, then there wasn’t much potential. My bank account is still near empty