Game publishers, but yeah
AAA publishers.
The devs don’t really care, usually. It’s the publishers that hate this.
Yes. Thank you.
It’s the publishers.
I actually hope people do pirate the software I write for a living. I just have bosses because we live in a stupid economy with imaginary property. Most of my labor is stolen anyways, I just want it to help more people.
It’s not pirating or stealing. It’s gathering data for AI development.
Movie companies too
Though you still have patent nonsense, so only AV1 Opus is actually free media
If buying is owning, then filesharing still isn’t stealing 🤷
If I rob your house and take your computer, you no longer have a computer. If I copy a file you have, you still have the original file. Now you could still call it harmful, so there’s already word you can use! It’s called Piracy.
I remember growing up, piracy was the only way I could experience certain games when my old ass computer could actually handle it. Nowadays I do my best to pay for everything I consume and enjoy, content creators and all.
I don’t think I would have the tastes or beliefs I do today if I never did it.
