(MoC) Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I have mixed feelings myself. I think that we are not bad people for downloading software that does not have proper protection because at the end it is the company's fault. But sometimes i do feel a little guilty. :censored2: Please post your opinion and keep posts clean! Wow: IMF looks peculiar on the iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Yes, quit trying to justify it. You're gonna do it so whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 It depends really, software I use regularly I try to buy (i.e. Windows, OS X, Games) ; But who can expect me to buy Photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Since when did the creation of 1s, and 0s become evil? Someone explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassJAw Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 It isn't it's stealing those 1's and 0 that makes you a bad person. And for those that think it's ok. Could you honestly go up to the people that worked hard that you stole the software from and tell them I illegally got your software? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Well, if you look at this diagram: You can see that as the number of pirates has decreased, the global temperature has increased. Therefore, if you become a pirate, you can help tackle climate change. Do the right thing, download Vista off "The Bay" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I think that we are not bad people for downloading software that does not have proper protection because at the end it is the company's fault. That's {censored} retarded pal. I go into the local supermarket, and I steal a magazine. Sure, the magazine company and the supermarket lost money, but it's not my fault! The supermarket should have better protected it's items! (Now I realize with software the company doesn't actually lose money, but the don't get the money they should be getting) This is one argument that I cannot stand. Proprietary computer software is no different than any other product. Someone had to go to work to make it, and they make a living by selling it. When someone pirates software it is stealing. That's indisputable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted November 24, 2007 Author Share Posted November 24, 2007 It isn't it's stealing those 1's and 0 that makes you a bad person. And for those that think it's ok. Could you honestly go up to the people that worked hard that you stole the software from and tell them I illegally got your software? I didn't steal it, I umm borrowed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 1992 "Don't copy that floppy" US propaganda: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4837609090332617729 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 1992 "Don't copy that floppy" US propaganda: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4837609090332617729 Wow, we had piracy back then too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I do not think we are bad people for refusing to pay what the owners are charging for their products. I do hope is piracy affecting the sales of softwares and DVDs because hopefully, that might finally motivate the owners to adapt their pricing policies. I believe consumers downloading their software and DVDs from the Internet should be seen as a public outcry for change, rather than the consumers turning into bad people that have no consideration for the copyright owners. We are good people! Paws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I do not think we are bad people for refusing to pay what the owners are charging for their products. I do hope is piracy affecting the sales of softwares and DVDs because hopefully, that might finally motivate the owners to adapt their pricing policies. I believe consumers downloading their software and DVDs from the Internet should be seen as a public outcry for change, rather than the consumers turning into bad people that have no consideration for the copyright owners. You are right, in a sense. If I should have paid for all the software, DVDs and music I have used I should have been a millionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 1992 "Don't copy that floppy" US propaganda: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4837609090332617729 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectran Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 What about movies, do you agree with some people getting tens of millions per movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 oh no, maybe I wont get into heaven now! I seriously have bigger things to worry about than ripping off AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, Apple, Sony..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantHippie Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Intellectual property is probably one of the most humanly restricting measures in the world today. Information sharing, the way it's done today, and will be in the future(naturally to a much greater extent), is one of the key requirements for global progression in my opinion. So while technology has been exploited and exploited for profit and personal use the last 200 years, it's finally giving something back to those who deserve it. You and I. Knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmaniac Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Does overcharging for media make media companies bad? Way back when, before mass duplication technology, a media creator (Lets say Beethoven) would play his music to an audience. He only made money if he got off his ass and performed. He could also sell his music by writing out charts individually, one at a time. Mass duplication technology has allowed artists/creators to make one original and copy it many times over, easily selling it to many people, for almost no extra cost. Yes, Virginia, this is how you make it rich. Unfortunately, the savings aren't being passed onto the consumer (and the artists don't necessarily see much of the profits, either). Now that the consumer is armed with a new technology, certain organizations are CRIAing fowl. Too bad. Technology giveth. And Technology taketh away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Technology giveth. And Technology taketh away. Give me a cigar, for I just came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 1992 "Don't copy that floppy" US propaganda: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4837609090332617729 haha. Those damned elitists will stop at nothing. They've been at it a long time trying to get their way over the people. Its about control, not profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 What about movies, do you agree with some people getting tens of millions per movie? those movies make hundreds of millions of dollars just based on one or two actors a lot of the time. i think it's perfectly fair to give the actors a good percentage of that. wouldn't you want that rate if your face and work was being sold for tons of money by a studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I think it depends on the situation, like if you want to try a game to see if it runs on your machine, but there's no demo of it, you "try" it for yourself. Does that make it right? No, imo there is nothing right about piracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Usually I only pirate pre-release software which I cannot technically buy. I am fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OryHara Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 It isn't it's stealing those 1's and 0 that makes you a bad person. And for those that think it's ok. Could you honestly go up to the people that worked hard that you stole the software from and tell them I illegally got your software? Um yea. I would. I would say I have a copy of your software that someone gave me. And then if they were negative, I would tell them to kiss my ass. Like Bofors said. Its propaganda. And this board full of morons fall for it every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 And this board full of morons fall for it every time. If that's the way you feel, then do us all a favour and leave. Perhaps we should be democratic about this and have a vote if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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