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I hope those that are using the word stealing when referring to copyright infringement are trying to be funny. It didn't actually make me laugh though.
Because DRM is huge hassle. Tons of stuff that is not available for a particular device, particular format, non-streaming ipod, etc. The best user experience is always with pirated media. Ridiculous but true.
I pay plenty for content - kindle unlim, amazon prime, netflix, tons of dvds, etc. But saying "gosh I guess I'll never be able to watch that movie on my ipod because it isn't on itunes" or "too bad I can never watch that cool old TV show that was never on dvd" is just stupid.
And of course, copyright length (a century) is so abusive I have zero sympathy.
In short, GTFO with your ignorance.
Want to hear another funny joke?
"Intellectual property"
Some people think others can actually own numbers. It's hilarious.
Its not stealing, its torrenting. When I torrent Photoshop for editing vacation pictures I don't steal $1000 from Adobe, in fact noone looses any money. I can even argue that Adobe wins because I get expertise in Photoshop, which makes me more likely to work with it in a professional (with a paid license) setting
LOL.
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(Sigh) Everyone has a right to protect their IP in one form or another. Just because it's virtual or physical doesn't change what the actual product is in the end.
(LOL) It doesn't matter what crazy excuse you want to call it, you stole it, point blank. If you want to try something, you use something called a "free trial".
The act of cracking, using a keygen or reverse engineering a product is piracy
That's like saying I should steal a toliet from a hardware store and install it in my house, then if I like it I'll buy more of the same model. It doesn't work that way.
+1 I've had more problems in that past 2 weeks with hostress than I had in over a year with gvh
The difference being that the hardware store has one toilet less when you steal it. When you pirate software noone looses anything per se as the owner doesn't suddenly have "one less software".
You're on the mentality that software is nothing of physical worth.
Buying the license is giving you the right to use it. It's like going to Bestbuy or any electronics store and buying a physical copy of a game or Microsoft Office for example.
When someone steals the full version of the software, it's stealing the work the developers have put into the software without any exchange in return.
Anybody got a dictionary?
I have to question the stats proposed by that image. 91.5% of files on "Cyberlockers" are copyrighted; how do you measure this? Rapidshare and Megaupload have not had data examined; did they guess this off of the stats published? How do you measure the percentage of infringement on P2P networks? We all know and can agree that Photoshop is one of the most pirated things, but how do you know that it is the #1? If you are assuming in your answers at all (which they have to be unless they are just making it up), you aren't doing real science. I'm calling BS.
By a legal definition? Sure. I don't have the same moral definition. I'm not sharing my stuff, but I paid for a copy of _____ for a 1 user license. If I want to install it my my laptop (still 1 user) I will, activation permitting or not. Expecting me to pay for multiple copies of software so that I can use it on multiple machines (even though I'm the only one using them, and only using one at a time) is BS.
The developers usually get paid though.
Yes, but how do they keep getting paid after the product has been released? By way of buying the license to use the software after it has been written. Otherwise their is no income to it.
Books, music, videos and games should not be copyrighted. Maybe for 6 moths to 2 years, but not 70. The way it is now just makes culture disappear.
I don't torrent anything so I don't know where to go for the top results besides TPB. So I'd say check out https://thepiratebay.mn/top/300.
The infographic came from (http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/online-piracy/) and the post is dated November 1, 2011. So it's dated by about 4 years but some of it still holds value.
I'll agree with you on that.
It may surprise you that I am writing this on a pirated Windows 7 (downloaded from TPB), even though i have at least 2 licenses for it.
Maybe you.
Same. I installed it with the license key on the bottom of my laptop, but it still wants me to ring up MS and get a 30 digit code or something every time I reinstall. Much easier to just use an illegal activator
Also I'm watching the latest episode of Mr Robot right now (which I downloaded). if they aired it in the UK at the same time as they do in the US I'd watch it on TV (although I still record most shows and fast forward through the ads, so what's the difference?)
There is no such thing as IP, it's a forced monopoly by squeezing out producers.
IMO, it should be the life of the person or indefinite. But anyways, "makes culture disappear", uhh... how?
Uhh... how is one's property and copyright a forced monopoly? That's like saying there should be no originality with protection anymore.
I don't really care tbh...
It is possible to torrent a raw and verifiable ISO, then use a licensed product key to activate it.
If you so choose crack it then yes you stole it and should be punished for it.
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The same way everybody else does. Keep working.
Simply because it is not property.
And what supplements the income as they're working? The previous product. You have to receive money to get paid, it doesn't just come from thin air.
How is something physical or virtual not a property?
I never said physical things are not property, did I? I said IP doesn't exist.
@techhelper1
you are missing two points
No one cares
Content creators are not entitled to making money, simply because they created content
You clearly do since you're arguing this.
If someone charges for a product or service (whether its virtual or physical), they deserve to be compensated.
Hell, even the open source communities know how to give copyright, respect licenses and even as far to even donate to a project so it keeps going.
So a patent on an invention (whether it's physical or virtual) does not exist and hold any value? If that's true, why do companies protect themselves by making patents, trademarks, etc...?
Oh man looks like this request thread turned into an actual discussion... I am looking through all the suggestions though so thanks.
Uh I'm moving from HostSolutions, could you please process my ticket (182930)? It's been days.
I actually do. I help seed a lot of games that need seeders (legal) but I might download movies every now and then and I don't want to deal with DMCA notices.
Because companies are evil.