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I'm probably gonna get blasted after my comment but here goes...lol.
I fully support piracy. I encourage it actually. I trully feel bad for the lone developper trying to make his living out of it but I do not support the monetary system. No software/application/program should ever be sold and/or bought. After all, you create these in order to help/assist/make life easier for other people no? So to me doesn't make sense to charge. I'm mostly talking about huge corporations here.
Originally Posted by lowtek View Post
in the context of online piracy, should you pay $20 for a DVD that costs pennies to be mass-produced or download the "DVD" for free? its a moral and philosophical dilemma involving the current state of our civilization.
This to me does not make any sense at all. If you charged me pennies for a dvd then fine, I would accept it, but 20$ is illogical. All because of the monetary system (aka our civilization).
A true painter would paint from the heart.
A true musician would create music for the fun of it.
A true developper would code out of passion.
If the artist really wanted to share his creation, he wouldn't charge for it. Money is not a motivator, and real talent WILL get recognized no matter the circustances.
Now don't get me wrong and think I probably steal everything I can because that is not the case. Whenever I actually do recognized real talent, I will donate some of my own money as an act of respect because respect must be paid where it is due. I have donated to several members in this community alone. But we, as human beings, need to realise the horrors of the Monetary System and wake up to see the damage it has caused us.