The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

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      1 year ago

      It just magically appears /s Its disingenuous to try and justify piracy on the basis that the performers have already been paid. I don’t agree with studios either of course, customers are being scammed

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      From the investors who are paying the cheques of course. They are corporations, they can afford to spend some coins on [checks notes] living wages.

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          And such “return” comes after the work, not before. So there’s no reason to condition the wages to do the work, on the potential that the work might be sold or not and to what amount of people. Now that would be air-quotes “stealing”!