[adrianxo]

I can immediately see on Renderhub an item advertised as Batman Lego Minifigure - think unless that has a commercial license from both DC and Lego that that is infringing on two copyrights. That is just the tip of the iceberg

It’s impressive how confidently you’ve stepped into this discussion while being so misinformed. Let me educate you on something you clearly missed,"derivative works".
If an artist creates a unique representation or inspired work, it can absolutely exist legally without needing a license, as long as it doesn’t directly copy or infringe the original trademarked asset.It’s your misunderstanding of basic copyright laws. Not every piece inspired by popular franchises requires a commercial license if recreated. keep in mind "piece" not entire stuff, especially if it’s transformative. Next time, before you start calling out creators, do yourself a favor and read up on the difference between fan art, derivative works, and infringement.

I can't afford to spend 20 dollars per product, I live in a small economy, where 10 dollars = a day with full belly. Those well off sit in their ivory towers looking down at those less fortunate and think that them taking duplicates of things they can't even buy is stealing. If I can't pirate stuff for my hobby, I'll quit the hobby. It's not that important for me, you know? I have bills to pay and food to eat. Why do those necessities apply only to you and not everyone else here?

I understand that financial struggles are real, and it’s not easy for anybody when money is tight. I was raised by a single parent doing multiple shift, and I can understand this. But let’s not confuse hardship with entitlement. Your financial situation doesn’t justify piracy or stealing someone else’s hard work for the sake of a hobby. Art, just like any other profession, takes time, effort, and skill, creators deserve to be compensated for what they make.

Being where you are in life, rich or poor, is the result of your choices and efforts. Blaming those who are better off or deciding that someone else’s work is yours to take because you can’t afford it doesn’t fix anything, it just shifts the burden onto someone who’s already worked hard to create value. If a hobby is truly important, you find a way to pursue it responsibly, within your means. If you can’t, maybe it’s time to reevaluate priorities rather than justifying actions you know aren’t right.

Nobody’s looking down on you here, but piracy is not the answer, it’s a shortcut that comes at someone else’s expense.

[adrianxo]

I thought "people" here will understand the pain and perspective behind this post. Thought that you are doing it out of necessity. But as I see I was wrong. I see no remorse, no shame. It’s honestly baffling how far you’ll go to justify stealing from the very people who give this site a reason to exist. Without us, this place would be a ghost town. Every single thing you download, request, or hoard only exists because someone like us created it. Yet here you are, mocking, distracting, and coming up with reasoning as flimsy as they are pathetic.

First Let’s talk about your favorite line,

'If I never planned on buying it, then I’m removing nothing from you'

Don't you think it is a cheap excuse to avoid accountability. No, Let me simplify it for you, just because you never intended to pay doesn’t mean the value disappears. Imagine walking into a store, grabbing something off the shelf, and walking out without paying. When you’re caught, you just shrug and say, ‘"If I never planned on buying it, then I’m removing nothing from you’ You wouldn’t sound clever, you’d sound ridiculous. That’s exactly what you’re doing here. Whether you “planned” to pay for it or not, theft is still theft.

And Then comes ‘maybe it costs 5 sales’ claim has does it have any weight, where did you pull that number from, thin air? You’re not an economist, and this isn’t a math problem. All you’ve done here is highlight how little you understand the consequences of piracy while convincing yourself it’s harmless because it’s convenient for you.

It’s hilarious how someone here flexing about ‘skill’ to bypass trackers, as if that’s some noble achievement. If people here are so skilled, why not put that talent into creating your own work instead of illegally sharing someone else’s? Oh, and pointing out spelling mistakes or technicalities while wading through a swamp of piracy doesn’t make you look clever.

And then the lame comparison to lending books is laughably flawed seems like coming from kid who knew nothing about the basic differences between a physical product and digital product. But let me clear you now, A physical book is one copy when you lend it, you lose access to it until it’s returned. But digital files aren’t the same; duplicating them creates infinite copies without any loss to you, but a massive loss to the artist. That’s not sharing; that’s illegal sharing. Digital products come with licenses, not ownership rights like physical goods(and by the way try create illegal copies of copyrighted books and share them physically and see how things turns out for you), because without these protections, creators would be left with nothing. So while you’re busy playing with word choices like ‘buy’ and ‘own,’ all you’ve done is highlight how little you understand about the difference between a physical product and a licensed digital creation. Nice try, but the logic doesn’t hold up.

Instead of owning up to that reality, you people are twisting words, picking apart posts, and mocking the very people you’re stealing from. What’s worse is you don’t even realize how dependent this website on creators like us, on the work of people who actually create something valuable. If you took even a fraction of the energy you waste defending piracy and used it to build a skill or make something of your own, maybe you’d finally understand what I'm trying to say.

But I see what's going on here. Looks like whoever runs this site has let loose 5-6 loyal watchdogs to bark on cue and defend piracy at all costs, with lame, hollow and meaningless logics. The moment someone tries to wake up any ‘members with a shred of conscience left,’ these defenders swoop in to preach how ‘normal’ it is to steal and share illegally. Almost like a propaganda machine for piracy, except instead of political bots who feed on hate and peace of a country, it’s a choir of people feed on illegal stuff and desperately justifying their bad habits.

Alright, here’s the truth you don’t want to hear, and closing eye to this won't change anything, you can be that pigeon but remember the cat is coming, this site is drowning in stolen and copyrighted content, and sooner or later things will come crashing down and trust me, it will. You can call it whatever you like, but at the end of the day, the party only exists because you’ve been feasting on the efforts of others.

So enjoy this little playground while you can, because the clock is ticking.

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