Pluralistic: A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement (29 Jul 2024)

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A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement: Actual property rights are less important than the metaphorical property rights of "IP."
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Pluralistic: "If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing" (08 Dec 2023)

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"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing": When Big Content makes the paid version *worse* than the free one.
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