Thursday, October 25, 2012
Support change without discarding yours morals
Poor copyright laws are not an excuse for amoral behavior. Piracy is the result of a copyright system that doesn't promote creativity or benefit creators. But morally upright people cannot disregard laws. Piracy is not morally ambiguous ground. Stop rationalizing piracy and instead try to enact positive changes. Start by supporting alternative but still legal practices. Become active in organizations that work to make changes. Refrain from distributing or purchasing illegal copies of creative works. Certainly the current system hurts creativity and creators as well as the consumers who benefit from creation. But if your true motivation is more about your wallet than your society, maybe it's time to reconsider what you support. Piracy is not the only way to support change. Keep the moral high ground and do more to enact change that benefits society and not just your wallet.
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Orson Scott Card almost explicitly stated that piracy isn't as bad of a problem as people think it is, at least in the music industry. Usually younger individuals unable to pay for music pirate it, the music then spreads around, and more people hear and actually DO buy it. The real people who are getting hurt are the studios who take advantage of the artists.
ReplyDeleteAll the same, he made it very clear that he refuses to be part of that. The example he gave was that he very blatantly turned down an offer for a burned copy of a CD. I do think it's overblown and part of a system that benefits all the wrong people. But piracy doesn't really do anything to change who benefits from sales, which is what bothers me the most.
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