Dec 21, 2016, 23:12 pm
Hi,
Just when I thought I understood piracy, I just walked into another wall.
Time and time again, I keep asking myself that if I started a company, would I tolerate piracy. After a bit of soul searching and rationalising, I have actually found it within me that I will, to an reasonable extent.
Now, that extent grew shorter. I keep seeing pre-releases, when the same people who would say they won't pay for so-and-so software actually downloading before it was released, yet continue to lampoon, but also use it, it's kind of a little going too far.
I love piracy. I started out knowing nothing about computers as no one is born with the knowledge about anything. Yet, piracy has taught me how to use certain aspects of digital media and save money. I've been poor before, and without a high-speed connection. But if you're going to do something like pirating a work that is not yet released before, what kind of justification do you have for that?
I fully recognise that BS the money argument that the copyright trolls put out that artists are starving is what it sounds like: BS. But if you're going to pirate someting that has not yet been released, let alone cracked clean of all software protections, you're not only making life harder for the originator of the product, you're invading their privacy. Now, I also fully reaslise that leaking of drafts containing law proposals that hinder our rights as world citizens is good, However, I don't have any justification against using leaked content.
Some may call me a hypocrite, or a liar, and maybe I am. As a person who thinks he has the morals, I don't use, or don't need to pirate leaked stuff. I also don't find any justification to use pre-releases.
Well, I am myself and not you, so I won't judge you either. What do you have to say about this issue? Do you agree? Disagree? Say something.
Just when I thought I understood piracy, I just walked into another wall.
Time and time again, I keep asking myself that if I started a company, would I tolerate piracy. After a bit of soul searching and rationalising, I have actually found it within me that I will, to an reasonable extent.
Now, that extent grew shorter. I keep seeing pre-releases, when the same people who would say they won't pay for so-and-so software actually downloading before it was released, yet continue to lampoon, but also use it, it's kind of a little going too far.
I love piracy. I started out knowing nothing about computers as no one is born with the knowledge about anything. Yet, piracy has taught me how to use certain aspects of digital media and save money. I've been poor before, and without a high-speed connection. But if you're going to do something like pirating a work that is not yet released before, what kind of justification do you have for that?
I fully recognise that BS the money argument that the copyright trolls put out that artists are starving is what it sounds like: BS. But if you're going to pirate someting that has not yet been released, let alone cracked clean of all software protections, you're not only making life harder for the originator of the product, you're invading their privacy. Now, I also fully reaslise that leaking of drafts containing law proposals that hinder our rights as world citizens is good, However, I don't have any justification against using leaked content.
Some may call me a hypocrite, or a liar, and maybe I am. As a person who thinks he has the morals, I don't use, or don't need to pirate leaked stuff. I also don't find any justification to use pre-releases.
Well, I am myself and not you, so I won't judge you either. What do you have to say about this issue? Do you agree? Disagree? Say something.