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I've been pirating stuff since I started using the Internet (well, actually even before that, tape-recording songs off the radio) and releasing music under Creative Commons licenses even before I understood Bitcoin. Here are some of my thoughts on the subject:

"I do not think copyright laws are useful for us anymore at a time when we are moving towards (digital) abundance. Digital scarcity only makes sense in digital money, not information." Source: "The Basics of Yoga" (2022)

"Call me a far right extremist, but I think information should be free and copyright laws should be a thing of the past. "Intellectual property" are, after all, mere ideas and no one can "own" ideas." Source: nostr (2023)

"First mover advantage is the only real "intellectual property" right." Source: nostr (2024)

"In another sense, bitcoin is the only real intellectual property anyway. It’s the only thing that’s scarce. All the rest of it can be as abundant as we let it be. Information yearns to be free." Source: nostr (2024)

I've come across many brilliant ideas, artists and writers thanks to pirating, and whenever possible and warranted, I think I've always found ways to "pay them back." Value for value is real, it's based on trust, which is lacking in a society built on fiat money, which is why I understand the skepticism behind those ideas and a propensity to put a "price tag" on everything. But Bitcoin helps bring it back and we are at the frontlines of this revolution.

Open Source Culture, motherfuckers 🤠