mjc0961 said:
sivlin said:
Copyright laws are fucking ridiculous if you cannot legally download a copy of a game that you already own. It isn't even like you would be using any of the cracks that came with it. You would just be activating it with a CD key that you already own.
The copy of the game that you own is broken, because you took poor care of it. That's EA's fault why? Of course it shouldn't be legal to download a game you paid for: if you let your copy of the game become broken, that's your problem. You now own a broken copy instead of a working copy. You broke your shit, you pay up to replace it. That's how it works. What if it was a PS3 or 360 game? Would it be cool to pirate a copy then? I'm guessing people will say no. Why? Because they don't have CD keys? Because they're harder to pirate? More poor excuses if you ask me.
Bottom line is, if you break your stuff, you pay up to replace it. That's how it works for everything else in life, it should be no different for PC games just because they might come with a CD key and can be easily stolen. Take care of your games in the first place and you won't even have this problem.
(Sorry if this is a double post, the forum glitch ate my first one so I can't edit it right now.)
See, I disagree with this. Intellectual/digital content such as games should be treated differently than other merchandise and this is why:
Lets say there is a company selling chairs.
ChairCo produces 6 million chairs and then they stop. These 6 million chars arbitrarily cost lets say 20 dollars to produce so they are out 120 million dollars to produce these 6 million chairs.
Let us also assume that they are the MOST sought after chair in the entire world and all 6 million chairs sell. When that 6000001st person wants a chair - they can't get one. They have to wait until ChairCO produces another set of chairs.
On the alternate spectrum - a game company, gameCO (just to make things even) produces a game that cost them 120 million dollars to create (ridiculous number, but we'll accept it).
Now let us also assume that this game company is a trio of Blizzard/Valve/ and GOD and they come out with the most amazing game in the entire world. This game appeals to every person in the world and EVERYONE wants it.
6,000,000 people order this game and get this game. then 6,000,000 more. Then 3 billion. Then the Everyone else. THen, for arguments sake - an alien species decides they love the game too.. they make contact and order 900 billion copies (so they can distribute it).
In all of this the only cost to the developer is that initial 120,000,000 investment.
Digital Items are not the same as Real items.
