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Month: Apr 2015

Let’s not over-moralise piracy OR why bad business doesn’t let us become bad consumers

Apr 18, 2015Apr 28, 2015 ~ matthewtbeard ~ 4 Comments

Last week I engaged in a discussion on Twitter with Melbourne-based ethicist Leslie Cannold regarding the ethics of piracy. I objected initially to Leslie’s claim that if consumer demands for reasonably-priced content that is readily available are not met, then “all bets are off,” morally speaking.

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