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Is it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later? (lemmus.org)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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My issue is the license part. If I can't own the installer files then it really doesn't seem right anyways.

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[–] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 child)

Analogy is flawed.

The meal uses food that is gone after being eaten and thus can't be resold.

A digital copy doesnt change the ability of a vendor to sell copies.

A better analogy to what OP has suggested is where a cart/restaurant offers a single bite "taster" for free to try to lure you to buy.

EDIT

"Food that is gone after being cooked" should be "Food that can't be resold after being cooked even if not eaten"

Point being a costly physical thing has been used up. Unlike a digital copy.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago

    Food is often sold after it has been cooked and not eaten, it goes to compost and than is sold again as fertilizer or top soil. The thing is we the consumer are paying for the food that is not eaten because it costs money to compost.

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