• julysfire@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    You can separate the art from the artist for sure but when people are buying HP branded stuff, they are directly contributing to this.

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        3 days ago

        I’ll admit this is easier for me because I was never a huge HP fan. But I don’t even pirate it because I don’t want to increase its cultural impact. I don’t even want to seed the torrent, and leeches suck. I want Harry Potter to disappear because even after Rowling dies, the profits will go towards a transphobic foundation.

        In some cases piracy increases total revenue by getting more people interested in the product.

        • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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          The product itself isn’t bad. But you do have a point.

          Let’s compare Orsen Scott Card and Rowling. I’m never going to be pressured into taking kids to an Enders Game theme park, but piracy will make Univeral theme parks (and therefore Rowling) lots more money. Disney made more money from selling Churros than streaming.