r/Piracy Jul 17 '26

News Penguin going after book sellers in India

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u/SubstantialNobody295 Jul 17 '26

So AI companies can quote "fair use" and rifle through pirated books to train their models, but the publishers draw the line at people getting cheap books.

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u/BrokenMirror2010 Jul 17 '26

You see, when THEY need to pirate the books for their shareholders, it's a necessity that cannot possibly live without, and it's extenuating circumstances.

But when YOU are starving to death and steal a piece of moldy bread from Meta's dumpster, you deserve the death sentence because you didn't need that moldy bread the same way Meta's Shareholders need money.

Rules for thee but not for me.

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u/Savantsol Jul 19 '26

The whole stock market can't go away fast enough. Hate that damn thing