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Originally Posted by HarryT
A very peculiar definition of "necessary". She claims that it is "necessary" to pirate TV shows because geographical restrictions prevent her from watching them legally when living in another country, but that suggests some sort of inherent "right" to be able to see a TV show. What law grants her that right, I wonder?  |
That is also a peculiar point of view.
You know as well as anyone else that if somebody wants something, they most likely will try to make it happen. If I want to read a book, I'm willing to pay for it. Now there are a few possibilities:
1. I go look it up, and if the price is right, I'll buy it.
2. If I deem it to be too expensive, I wait for a price drop or a Kobo code.
3. If I can't get it because I live in the 'wrong' country, I'll still get it, somehow. This can either be by jumping geo-restrictions if not too complicated (which I prefer, because I'm still paying for the work), but if even this cannot be done, I'll most definitely find it... somewhere else.
It's out there. It's for sale. If I want it, and have sufficient money to acquire it, it stands to reason that there should be some way to purchase the product. If not, people start to look into other options.
(I understand that there are some people who refuse to pay for anything digital, and pirating is the only viable option, but I'm not one those.)