Tourist from halfchan here...

Except the “holy” copyright holders are thieves and do not deserve their money.

Sharing the Gospel was once a crime and opposing the LGBT mafia now is.

So, if you wrote a book or a song, you don't deserve any money for it? Fascinating.

The copyright holders are not always the creators.

No one should pay to hear sounds and no one did until recently in human history.

Seriously?

The "exposure" argument; as usual. "If I wouldn't have broken in and stolen that BMW and drove it around, I never would have known what a great car it was!"

The corporations….are….are corporationy! A-And-and they make money!!!!!

Then don't watch 'em.

Except you seem to think the "holy" book copyright holders are worth honoring…. but the "holy" T.V. and Movie copyright holders are not?

If they're so degenerate, then don't watch 'em!

The Bible specifically says to obey the law and authorities unless they go against God's law. (Romans 13) Paying a person for their book, or T.V. show, or movie does not go against God's law. If someone makes an ungodly book, T.V. show or movie - don't read or watch it!

Maybe, but the copyright holders are often responsible for other aspects, such as distribution, etc. that the content creator went into a legally binding agreement with.

Because making a living as a musician, radio host, etc. became something that is made feasible in the modern world via modern payment systems. Even in ancient times, for example. Viking era poets (skalds) got gold or some other honor for poems they composed and recited for a king. I imagine traveling minstrels got similar support, due to the value people got from their work.

do you check if every video uploaded on youtube has been approved by the copyright holder? if not you have to shut up right now. you can't claim that because it wasn't taken down that the copyright holder is okay with it - by that logic you can use a less popular hosting site and as long as it isn't taken down you can consume whatever you want by your logic.

Yes, I check if a Youtube video has been approved by the copyright holder (either it's on an official channel or there is a notice that the copyright holder has monetized said video.) If I don't see these markers, and it seems questionable, I don't watch it.

Wow. What is it with Christians on this site being so militant about being pro-piracy/anti-copyright?

Just so you know, authors of books couldn't care less if their stuff gets passed around for free. They don't even get much money at all to begin with.

I don't see a problem with sharing for free content that is difficult to access (like you need to be the student of a particular university to access it), or simply not available anymore, or that the creator does not make money from anymore because it's old and nobody buys it anyway.
I don't download things that cost money and are still easily available to buy, and I don't put online stuff I bought recently and that's still easily available either (but I might share with friends in private).

Yeah, it's technically illegal, but how much authority does the state have that we have to follow everything that isn't evil, even those things that are completely inconsequential? It doesn't mean you can just reject whatever laws you want as long as you decide they're useless, but my conscience tells me that art, theology, and religious scholarship shouldn't be kept behind a paywall for the elites to enjoy (if paying this paywall doesn't actually contribute to the creator/author's wallet). Some of us are really broke over here.
This is also why I download ROMs of old games: they are in 60hz (European games were in 50hz), I don't need to spend money on an old console, I don't need to hustle to manage to find obscure games, and most importantly many of these games aren't in the market anymore. This is also why I kept up a subscription to Tidal until recently - it's one of the streaming services that give the most money to the artists ($0.01284 per streal, while Apple Music pays $0.00783 and Spotify pays $0.00397). It's expensive, but if stuff actually goes in the artist's pockets, I'm all in. (I had to cancel this month though because I can't afford it anymore. Who needs music anyway?)

Because nobody likes it when their own sin is exposed. They happily run around screaming about the sins of others, but use any means, any argument, possible to justify their own sin. It's how the world works. We're the imperfect result of a perfect creation.

Yup, seriously? Copying something while leaving the original intact being compared to damaging your body through drug usage and fornicating for money? Seriously?
The original copies of the media I consume is left intact and not taken away from anybody, try again but for once please use your brain because your analogies are very immature.
And I reserve the right not to enrich them. PS: they also promote LGBT filth, so there’s also that
But I want to watch them, I can watch them without harming anyone so I will watch them. My conscience is clear. They’re not getting my money one way or another.
Absolutely, because they share great works of literature, philosophy and theology which healthily feed the spirit and the mind.
Correct and I’ve explained why.
I will watch what I like from what they share but I will not help them producing what I dislike by giving them my money. Take Netflix for example, do you expect me to help them? pic related
Big companies such as Netflix support what goes against God’s law so I am morally required not to give them my money.
I personally took no such agreement so I am not legally bound 😂
I am no king.

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As you said before: you know what I mean.

All sin is equal before God, and no matter how many times you keep regurgitating the "it's not a physical copy so it's not theft" meme, doesn't negate the original content creators/copyright holders being denied money you owe them, thus theft.

Everything else is literally: "They're evil, so it's okay for me to steal and consume content that I shouldn't be consuming as a Christian in the first place since it's evil." Again, they're degenerate? Don't support them! Netflix goes against God's law? Then why use their service at all?

You claim my analogies are immature, and yet you respond with blatant high school mental gymnastics like this? At this point I'm starting to wonder if you're even still arguing in good faith or if you're just resorting to trolling now.