Thread: What is "piracy" and is it ever justified
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2010-03-03 , 15:48
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
For Music I've actually switched to Pandora Radio. It's simply easier.. and it's free . I haven't bought a CD in a *long* time.
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Good for you, you are actually earning your play though by contributing usage data so it's not free, someone else is paying for you.

Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
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Unfortunately... there is no alternative to movies. I like movies.. and nobody can make me feel guilty that I have some movies on my hard drive of my computer that I stream to my TV over an HDMI cable (using Ubuntu, I might add).

First off... I have bought copies of the vast majority of them..
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So becuase you have bought some then you feel you are entitled to all, even though you may not have contributed anything to the people whi's work you are using? Rather selfish really.

Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
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I simply prefer watching something that isn't going to totally break on me.. requiring that I once again have to pay to get something I already had because it was built in such cheap quality.
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A lot of publishers will replace the media for you, so this is not an excuse.

Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
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ETA: This also happened with software for me. I used to use windows.. and yes I'll admit I used Pirated software because as a teen I couldn't afford the expensive stuff. Does that mean the developers time wasn't worth it? No.. but I couldn't afford it.. and since it was out there I didn't make myself suffer just to feel not-guilty at night.
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But by taking a copy without paying for it you are saying exactly that! If you can't afford something then either find an alternative or save up for it! Everything in life has a cost associated with it, maybe it is about time you started paying for your costs too. I can't afford some of the items in life that I would like to own too but I dn't just take them and then decide not to pay for them. Just because someone else removed the barrier to obtaining this it made it ok? So if someone looted a store and offered you the items at a knock down price would you think that acceptable too? (I suspect you would).

Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
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Since I've switched to Linux things are significantly better.. I don't use any pirated software - because I can completely avoid using any pay software. I don't buy anything off of Google Market for my Android either.
Excellent - at last you aren't ripping anyone off I hope! Shame it isn't becuase you have improved your morals!
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