I-I'm sorry. But this is just idiotic. Are you actually trying to justify theft with the notion that theft is only so when someone else loses a possession? Simply claiming that the product holder in question does not lose anything is cowardly, unintelligent, and inaccurate. Yes, maybe "copying" a product is not the same as physically relieving someone of it, however, pirating suggests the use of digital technology. When using said technology, there is no physical thing to be stolen, nor is it needed. Downloading a game/song/film over the internet and stuffing one down your shirt at the local mall is the same crime, and, though digitally, the game is not lost to the original owner, they do lose something: money. If you were to spend years on something that you truly wanted to see thrive and succeed in the eyes of the public, would you be indifferent to people downloading it over the internet instead of paying for the experience? Would you smile and claim that you hadn't lost anything, because no one had wanted to actually pay for your product in the first place? I don't know you, you may be a saint, you may be retarded, but I find this highly doubtful.
If people did not abide by patents, society and technology would not progress. Instead of attempting to design and build a superior thing, we would only be inventing the same things over again. And as for the credit card number thing? Well, I'm not going to lie: I don't think you actually understand how credit cards work. It's common knowledge that, when you are given a credit card, you are also given a number. This number is to be kept confidential, so as to keep your funds relatively safe. If someone were to discover this number, they could then essentially reach into your bank account, and deprive you of said funds. No number is the same, and if you use a different number than the one given to you, IT ACCESSES A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT (this is vital). Whatever machine is reading your credit card only does so to make sure that the card belongs to whatever company the card is for, and to read the serial number on the card. Now, this may seem like this validates your point, however, the card itself is an arguably easier item to steal. Now that we've cleared this up, I certainly hope that you've learned to think before you post. Interestingly enough, this is one of the advantages of typing. God knows I wouldn't want to have a verbal conversation with you.
Most of us don't want to spend time behind bars for something that silly.
