this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2025
33 points (100.0% liked)
askchapo
23231 readers
90 users here now
Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
-
Posts must ask a question.
-
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
-
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
-
Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Piracy and legal consumption of media are really two sides of the same coin under capitalism: The value of a piece of so-called "intellectual property" comes from the labor that went into it, which is Not Just the labor that went into creating the original copy, but also the labor that went into creating all subsequent copies — crucially including "illegal" copies! — as well as all fan content and all other derived works including all commentary. Copyright itself is just the use of everypony's favorite Monopoly on Legitimate Violence to create the artificial scarcity that is a prerequisite of value, both through actually shutting down so-called "copyright infringement" and by controlling the Discourse to present piracy as a bad or dangerous thing. This means that Walmart DVDs are kinda like the O'Hare Air of media: We could've had a breathable atmosphere, but we're stuck with this crap instead.
So this is why I support total copyright abolition and hear no excuses for the institution.