• MPAA & WGAw fights against Google/Verizion proposal
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Okay who the fuck divided by zero. This isn't right at all. :confused:
[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;24077236]They aren't "taking" the property. Going into their warehouse and taking a copy off the shelf is theft. By making digital copies, they aren't actually costing the company any money. Besides, wouldn't said software product be property of the user who bought and uploaded it? EDIT: And obviously the product is copyrighted, the whole argument is over copyright laws.[/QUOTE] [quote] Why is piracy stealing ? Because companies loses potential customers. If you steal a game, the company loses their product (which value is, let's say, $60). You get to play it for free, when you should have paid. If you pirate a game, the company does not lose their product. But they lose a potential customer. You would either not buy it (and they wouldn't earn anything) and not play it, or you would buy it (and then the company earns $60) and play it. You shouldn't be not buying it AND play it. Thus, it's some kind of stealing. That's true, the company does not loses money right away, but that might cause them to lose some. So for fucks sake, stop trying to be a smartass, piracy is as bad as stealing. Right, that's not stealing. That's counterfeiting. [/quote]
[QUOTE=pikzen;24091424][quote]Why is piracy stealing ? Because companies loses potential customers. [B]potential customers, potential profit, stealing is not about potential[/B] If you steal a game, the company loses their product (which value is, let's say, $60). You get to play it for free, when you should have paid. [B]I agree, but technically the sale value is $60, it costs them a few dollars to produce the product and transport it once it is ready and processed in bulk[/B] If you pirate a game, the company does not lose their product. But they lose a potential customer. You would either not buy it (and they wouldn't earn anything) and not play it, or you would buy it (and then the company earns $60) and play it. You shouldn't be not buying it AND play it. [B]What about playing it and THEN buying it if it is deemed worth the cost?[/B] Thus, it's some kind of stealing. [B]No it's not, it's piracy[/B] That's true, the company does not loses money right away, but that might cause them to lose some. [B]Again with that might[/B] So for fucks sake, stop trying to be a smartass, piracy is as bad as stealing. [B]Debatable[/B] Right, that's not stealing. That's counterfeiting. [B]A counterfeit is an imitation, usually one that is made with the intent of fraudulently passing it off as genuine, from wikipedia. Unless a pirate is trying to pass it off as a genuine product, it's not counterfeiting, it's piracy[/B][/quote][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;24075715]I still hate you MPAA[/QUOTE] Yeah, I think I speak for everyone when I say, "Thanks, but you're still gigantic cunts."
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My mind is about 102% fuck right now.
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