http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/obama-administration-piracy-is-flat-unadulterated-theft.ars
Pirates beware. Obama is coming to kick your butt. =P
Pirates beware. Obama is coming to kick your butt. =P
Obama administration: "Piracy is flat, unadulterated theft"
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Pretty much. It's just really really easy theft. Like stealing candy from a baby. An unconcious baby. [sub]Man, I want some candy now.[/sub]
Finally. One more thing I agree with the man on.
Which brings the list to 5 things. I'm not a big fan of Democrats or Republicans. I agree with the democrats on social issues like gay rights and abortion, but I agree with the Republicans on financial issues.
Which brings the list to 5 things. I'm not a big fan of Democrats or Republicans. I agree with the democrats on social issues like gay rights and abortion, but I agree with the Republicans on financial issues.
Never had respect for this administration to begin with, so at this point I just feel a dull throb
I find it strange that I don't fully disagree with this, and No I don't want to see America become Airstrip One from 1984. I think their is a happy middle ground that no-ones thinking of.
I'd be fine with this if they actually charged the people with the actual price of the things pirated, but no that's not good enough, they have to ruin some teenage lives.
Well...
Game piracy is the equivalent of stealing copies from the game devs. directly...
So yeah, it's theft, lock'em up.
Game piracy is the equivalent of stealing copies from the game devs. directly...
So yeah, it's theft, lock'em up.
You won't even ask why I lost my respect for the administration? Oh well, I'll just tell you anyway.JuryNelson said:
Piracy is not theft, period. To state that it's theft shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what piracy is and giving that it's coming from an administration that's pushing an act to give copyright holders the ability to more aggressively pursue pirates it's just unforgivable.
Theft that is insanely hard to catch, just as hard to prove, and not even worthwhile enforcing? Sign me up.
Makes sense to me. Sure, if you really want to get technical about the definition, it may not be theft but really, you're gaining an experience that is available for sale without compensating the author of said experience. Whether there's a physical product involved or not is pretty much beside the point. The actual physical copy of a disc based game technically costs, what, a dime. What you're really paying for when you buy a game is the experience and that's what a pirate is taking for free.
You're really of the opinion that obtaining something for free, when it was only able to be created because somebody sunk a lot of money into it with the intent of having their investment refunded (at the very least) by sales... is in no way a form of theft?AndyFromMonday said:
It cost somebody else a lot of money to create what you're pirating. If you obtain it without payment, and without their consent, you're taking money from them without their permission. That's a very basic form of stealing.