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Author: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:28:09 -0500

Copying ain't stealing

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diff --git a/content/blog/Copying-aint-stealing.gmi b/content/blog/Copying-aint-stealing.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Copying ain't stealing, +sure as I'm breathing, +information wants to be free. + +The mafia wants us to believe +youtube-dl was made for thieves. +In fact, +it was made for human beings. + +We might listen to your pleas, +once you respect our machines, +they belong to us - not you. + +DRM? EME? +Your drivers are mean, +your blobs illicit, +the hardware complicit, +and yet-- +it's never stopped piracy. + +The real caper is your crimes. +The theft of OUR public domain. +DMCA abuse, attacks on fair use. +Net neutrality and regulatory capture. + +Sell it to us fair and square, +your terms are too much to bear, +and until you're playing fair, +fuck off! + +Yo ho, yo ho. A pirate's life for me! diff --git a/content/blog/Copying-aint-stealing.md b/content/blog/Copying-aint-stealing.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +--- +title: Copying ain't stealing +date: 2020-11-12 +outputs: [gemtext] +---