Digital copies on most services are overpriced, true, that's why steam does so well with its sales. However, saying we should go pure digital is just foolish at this point in time. The infrastructure simply isn't there yet in most parts of the world, and even in developed nations it can be spotty. Even without that…
if 'digitally copying' is theft, then we're all guilty of theft. The same rules would then apply to simply downloading images onto your computer. A photo I snap is my intellectual property. I share it with the world by posting it online. You like it and save it. You did not get my permission. If we're so quick to call…
You can't say at the same time that the technology isn't there, and yet it's there enough for piracy to be an issue. That contradicts itself. If piracy is an issue, then the technology is there. At least partially. Maybe switching to 100% digital isn't the best idea, agreed. But if we're gonna say that piracy is an issue,…
True, there is that scenario, but like I said earlier in the thread, Resale outlets (such as Gamestop) should be required to hold traded in titles the same as pawn shops for a pre-determined amount of time deemed by local laws. If theirs anything that digital distribution's taught us, whether it be legal or pirate, is that…
Here is a similar case where people pirated something despite the fact that the purchaser was given the choice of how much they should pay for it... http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Saving-a-penny----pirating-the-Humble-Indie-Bundle Lack of access to a credit card in order to purchase online seemed to be a commonly stated…
Look, we're not arguing semantics here. Piracy is theft. You're literally voiding every point GarageBay made. He creates games for a living, and when people get "digital copies" for free when it was intended to be purchased tp make profit, like he said it threatens his career, his well being, and his family's future. How…
I'm not sure if anyone got to this already or not, but I'll explain why. If you need them to sell your product, don't screw them over. The brick and mortar stores don't like seeing their products undercut. Digital distribution hasn't taken off because customers still prefer buying products in stores. The stores are still…
You might find it interesting to note that Bram Cohen, the creator of Bittorrent also worked on the original version of steam for Half-Life 2s release. So in some ways your actually right about that. Im also going to agree with you that selling (not copying though) used games is the right of whoever owns that particular…
He has a point. I think this discussion is getting twisted around a bit due to a few unclear arguments. Recap? Recap. Pirating isn't 'good' but it's hard to define just what sort of bad we should call it. Theft? Piracy? Intellectual Counterfeiting? None of them really fit. It's a vague crime, in that the initial harm is…