Amusing thought

[Sucal]

Figured I've been here too long without making a topic, and thus it was time. And I had an amusing thought I figured I'd share. Hopefully this is the right place.

If all those Videogame writers want to complain about piracy and how its costing them money, why don't they write a book? Last time I checked, its much much more complicated to pirate one of those.

Then again according to Video Game company logic, such a thing would be a stupid move. After all, you can't put DRM and EULA onto paperbacks. Not to mention the highly illegal act of piracy (lending someone else your game) happens everyday at the local library. Government sponsored piracy at that. Not to mention the impossibility of collecting money after you've sold it. Where would you put the DLC.

 

[Xanar]

its much much more complicated to pirate one of those

Local torrent site > Books > Download PDF. >_>

 

[Rayne870]

Figured I've been here too long without making a topic, and thus it was time. And I had an amusing thought I figured I'd share. Hopefully this is the right place.

If all those Videogame writers want to complain about piracy and how its costing them money, why don't they write a book? Last time I checked, its much much more complicated to pirate one of those.

Then again according to Video Game company logic, such a thing would be a stupid move. After all, you can't put DRM and EULA onto paperbacks. Not to mention the highly illegal act of piracy (lending someone else your game) happens everyday at the local library. Government sponsored piracy at that. Not to mention the impossibility of collecting money after you've sold it. Where would you put the DLC.

Books are very easily pirated, especially now, you just don't hear about it as much. No there was no DRM but if you look in most books inside the cover will be a note stating if the book was sold without its cover it was not paid for or stolen/copied. With the advent of digital books many of those are being pirated and distributed, however authors are not as vocal about it.

The theft of a video-game is also more than pirating the writing, but it is pirating the work of graphic artists, programmers and so on.

 

[BoredDragon]

its much much more complicated to pirate one of those

Local torrent site > Books > Download PDF. >_>

Wow that's got to be the fastest I've ever seen someone make a thread irrelevant

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

Er, because books are a non-interactive medium, and writing for them is diffrent. No book is going to force you to do a QTE, and then, make you start the chapter over if you fail it.

 

[Saelune]

How cant you pirate books? Hell, piracy is what kept literature alive...

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

So if I start reading a book aloud in public, does that mean everyone listening to the story is now a filthy pirate?

 

[Audun]

Drew Karpyshin, he is a lead writer for Bioware. He is also the author of several awesome books.

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/advancedSearch.do?buttonClicked=1&author=Drew+Karpyshyn&searchType=2

 

[the muffin man]

Does these writers even have the depth to actually write a book? Unless you're someone from Bioware, game writers have a luxury novelists and ect don't have. They get to fill in so much with game play. The writer merely hints what should happen a long the way and the designers fill in the rest. Now yes there is work put into their writings... or so I hope. Though, its unmistakable while novelists fill out pages and pages of story, plot and all that jazz; game writers have not quiet as much to get into. Plus they work in teams.


Now this is all to say that a writer, other than bioware, puts a lot of depth and detail into there story. Than, fuck yes gaming industry just got amazing!

 

[Sucal]

Oh I know that a book is easy to copy and all that. In comparison to a a game however, books require less work, cost less to produce, and other similar things. Unlike digital piracy however, a pirated book isn't anywhere near the quality of the original, or even as interesting. Personally I'm not a big fan of ebooks myself, because they don't have the nice comfortable feel of solid paper.

I'm more remarking on how people claiming that Piracy will kill the video game industry should take a look at an industry that has survived for hundreds of years. Last time I checked, a book, either pirated or normal doesn't try and assert control over other books, attempt to burn, stab or kill other books. Nor does it try and tell you how you can or can't read the book, setting fire to your book case if you don't comply.

Most importantly a pirated book can't give you a far superior experience to the normal book, (talking paperback not Ebook).

 

[Trogdor1138]

its much much more complicated to pirate one of those

Local torrent site > Books > Download PDF. >_>

I lol'd.

I don't see how the OP didn't realize that. Books are the easiest things to pirate... It's mainly out of convenience that people don't.

 

[Sucal]

its much much more complicated to pirate one of those

Local torrent site > Books > Download PDF. >_>

I lol'd.

I don't see how the OP didn't realize that. Books are the easiest things to pirate... It's mainly out of convenience that people don't.

How are they the easiest things to pirate. Songs are the easiest things to pirate, as they are intangible. A good solid book, to the same quality as the proper release is not easy to pirate. Especially when compared to something like Cod

 

[Trogdor1138]

its much much more complicated to pirate one of those

Local torrent site > Books > Download PDF. >_>

I lol'd.

I don't see how the OP didn't realize that. Books are the easiest things to pirate... It's mainly out of convenience that people don't.

How are they the easiest things to pirate. Songs are the easiest things to pirate, as they are intangible. A good solid book, to the same quality as the proper release is not easy to pirate. Especially when compared to something like Cod

I said easiest to pirate. Not the product itself. Pirating books is mostly shit since having an actual copy will always be the best way.

 

[Sucal]

I said easiest to pirate. Not the product itself. Pirating books is mostly shit since having an actual copy will always be the best way.

Songs are still easier to pirate, considering you just need to put in a CD and press Rip.

 

[Trogdor1138]

I said easiest to pirate. Not the product itself. Pirating books is mostly shit since having an actual copy will always be the best way.

Songs are still easier to pirate, considering you just need to put in a CD and press Rip.

That's if one buys CD's nowadays, I barely know anybody who will buy a CD. Ofcourse the people making the content, it is definitely the easiest thing to do.

 

[Devias-]

Figured I've been here too long without making a topic, and thus it was time. And I had an amusing thought I figured I'd share. Hopefully this is the right place.

If all those Videogame writers want to complain about piracy and how its costing them money, why don't they write a book? Last time I checked, its much much more complicated to pirate one of those.

Then again according to Video Game company logic, such a thing would be a stupid move. After all, you can't put DRM and EULA onto paperbacks. Not to mention the highly illegal act of piracy (lending someone else your game) happens everyday at the local library. Government sponsored piracy at that. Not to mention the impossibility of collecting money after you've sold it. Where would you put the DLC.

You're kidding, right? I have a link that has a whole long list of books in PDF format available for download.

 

[Trolldor]

Figured I've been here too long without making a topic, and thus it was time. And I had an amusing thought I figured I'd share. Hopefully this is the right place.

If all those Videogame writers want to complain about piracy and how its costing them money, why don't they write a book? Last time I checked, its much much more complicated to pirate one of those.

Then again according to Video Game company logic, such a thing would be a stupid move. After all, you can't put DRM and EULA onto paperbacks. Not to mention the highly illegal act of piracy (lending someone else your game) happens everyday at the local library. Government sponsored piracy at that. Not to mention the impossibility of collecting money after you've sold it. Where would you put the DLC.

Hey, why don't all those piracy advocates try creating something, charge for it, and then watch as we all steal, copy and distribute it for free!

 

[Sucal]

Hey, why don't all those piracy advocates try creating something, charge for it, and then watch as we all steal, copy and distribute it for free!

In no way shape or form did I advocate piracy.

 

[Trolldor]

Hey, why don't all those piracy advocates try creating something, charge for it, and then watch as we all steal, copy and distribute it for free!

In no way shape or form did I advocate piracy.

Sure you did. Your OP was very clear in that respect. Or are you just uninformed about piracy laws and snide against companies wanting to protect their property for no reason?

 

[Stako]

Really I can't find the purpose of the existance of this subject.

Really... making games into books... really now, you are having this conversation.

Well I don't know, read some fanfiction, then read Dante's Inferno and answer yourself.