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u/Stenwold91 13d ago
Can we do this for America?
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u/AutisticGayBlackJew 12d ago
Cool idea but do they even have devices that can play such content?
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u/l33774rd 12d ago edited 12d ago
Ok this is a cool idea. Glass half empty though this is to steal data. "We'll definitely erase your data we promise 😉". Devils advocate, assuming it's legit. How do they view the highly dangerous & illegal material? Material that they & their family members will be imprisoned for & probably "unalived" for if found. I'd bet 99.99999% of all USB ports are in the capital & 100% are heavily monitored.
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u/DeathByPetrichor 11d ago
How exactly are they getting that many USBs into North Korea?
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u/Andrew_Higginbottom 13d ago
So Human Rights are illegally copying movies thus breaking copyright laws?
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u/damontoo 13d ago
In places like North Korea, where access to information is nearly non-existent, sharing films, books, and other media isn't about piracy. It is about human rights. It’s about giving people the chance to learn, think critically, and imagine a world beyond what the regime allows. People similarly smuggled the same content into The Soviet Union also despite being technically illegal.
If copyright law is the hill you want to die on while millions live in a digital and intellectual blackout… that’s a choice.
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u/Ace_C7 9d ago
Gosh, that reminds me of Cloud Atlas. The film is about one soul being reincarnated throughout Earth's history. One of the reincarnations, Sonmi 451, was born as a clone labourer. She manages to stumble upon a clip, probably like 10 or so seconds, of her previous life's film. This clip inspires her to be more than a clone, to think for herself, and she uses that power to make a stand. And she brings about a revolution, all because she was able to think for herself.
I know it's a film but I remember how much the film spoke to me when I was a kid. It's a good watch.
I could talk for hours about copyright and piracy but I doubt anything I could add wouldn't just bounce off of this guy's nog any less than what you said probably will. You just reminded me of one of my favourite movies and wanted to share.
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u/Andrew_Higginbottom 13d ago
Theft creates a victim ..and you claim to be helping victims whilst saying theft is okay; nope.
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u/damontoo 13d ago
There is no victim as nobody in North Korea would ever be able to actually purchase or otherwise consume the content being given to them. To have a victim, you have to prove harm. Prove this harms anyone.
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u/JimboJamboJombo 13d ago
But think of the poor billion dollar media conglomerates, how will they get by now? /s
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u/YesStupidQuestions1 13d ago
Why not put up material old enough for the copyright to have expired
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u/madnux8 13d ago
I know nothing about copyright laws but im going to say these things.
Youre thinking Blackbeard (for profit) piracy when i think this infers Robin Hood (for charity) piracy.
Given the digital world we live in there are lots of digital copy protections it seems. The post never mentioned how they would be doing it. They could be buying individual copies and placing them on the drives. If you buy 100 copies of a book and give 99 of them away, is that piracy? If a library buys 99 different books and allows people to borrow them, is that piracy?
The risk NK citizens are assuming in even possessing these drives is probably not insignificant. And any creator looking for a PR stunt would love to be involved in the humanitarian effort.
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u/Roll_Ups 12d ago
Oh gods above!! Won't someone think of the Hollywood executives? clutches pearls
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u/Andrew_Higginbottom 12d ago
Thieving is thieving ..and if you had something stolen from you you sound like you would be the one screaming the loudest.
What's your address, let me send someone around to steal from you and see if your still so bravado about theft.
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u/Competitive_Page3554 12d ago
Corporations aren't people. Get bent.
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u/Andrew_Higginbottom 12d ago
Theft is theft. Get honest.
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u/Competitive_Page3554 12d ago
There is no harm in someone (north Korean civilian) viewing a pirated movie that they would not have ever paid for in any circumstance. No revenue is lost. No harm is done.
And even if it was, fuck corporations. They're not people, and the harm they do is not even close to being offset by the harm from the theft of their intellectual property.
Thanks javert.
You sound like you'd snitch on a starving man stealing an apple.
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u/CurrentPossible2117 12d ago
Not necessarily. Theres a heap of film/tv/literature/educational material that's free to view and copy. Also, they may work with organisations to donate copies of normally paid materials. Nothing here indicates they're copying illegally...
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u/lunarwolf2008 11d ago
who said illegally? maybe they bought a licence from the companies to fill usb drives
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u/RichCorinthian 12d ago
Especially ironic given that dear daddy had a ridiculously huge library of western films, which Flat-Top Stalin here almost surely inherited.