Are there any differences in Piracy and Stealing?
#1
Posted 10 July 2010 - 02:53 PM
#3
Posted 10 July 2010 - 03:26 PM
Compared to stealing a car, they basically said it isn't the same because if u steal a car, u are taking something from someone and they can no longer sell it cause its physically gone.. or u are stopping someone else from buying it, whereas with a CD or PPV, u are watching/listening, but the person u copy it from still has it.
whats your opinion?
Anyone who thinks that is a valid argument is retarded.
#8
Posted 10 July 2010 - 10:24 PM
Ethically...
...well, I know that for me, personally (and I may be the outlier, here), the more I've downloaded the more I've bought. In other words, since I began downloading I've paid for WAY more music than I did when I was NOT downloading.
In addition, products like music, movies, and video games are among the few things in this country that you can't return. I remember back in the day when a friend hated Metallica's "Load" album (i.e. the one where they were accused of selling out). He tried to take it back. They wouldn't let him. And this was LONG before mp3 and so forth. Every other product I can think of you get a chance to either return it or try it out (or both!). Cars, electronics, and even food can be returned or tried out. But not music, movies, or games. Sure you might hear a single on the radio, and some bands go out of their way to stream online. But record companies don't want too much of that...after all, why buy what you can stream for free, 24/7? And radio stations don't exactly dig too deeply into the albums. Movies I have less of a beef with, because of theatres and a big rental industry. Same with games (at least with rentals). But music doesn't have a major rental market. Nor does it have a major "try it out before buying" option, save the streaming that is usually limited. So, since I cannot make thoughtful purchases of products I have given serious consideration, I have no problem with downloading music. Most of what I've downloaded falls into one of three categories: (a) bootlegs or other live recordings that aren't commercially available, ( albums I listen to once or twice and then delete because I don't like them, and © albums I desire/plan to purchase.
Further, because I do NOT listen to a great deal of modern, popular music, my pre-purchase listening options are further limited. Try being a metal fan. YOu're limited to what bands are cool enough to stream online. If they don't, you'll never hear any of their music before purchasing...unless you download in order to see if you like it.
Currently watching downloaded Pirate porn. U got to see what they are doing with this peg leg.
This one?
#9
Posted 13 July 2010 - 05:34 AM
Compared to stealing a car, they basically said it isn't the same because if u steal a car, u are taking something from someone and they can no longer sell it cause its physically gone.. or u are stopping someone else from buying it, whereas with a CD or PPV, u are watching/listening, but the person u copy it from still has it.
whats your opinion?
Anyone who thinks that is a valid argument is retarded.
Let us travel back a couple of decades, shall we?
If you loan you friend a tape to copy, is that stealing?
#11
Posted 14 July 2010 - 06:07 AM
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Posted 14 July 2010 - 11:14 AM
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