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Re: really cool explanation about piracy
Wrong. The example on the left would be larceny; the example on the right would be piracy... THEY ARE BOTH FORMS OF THEFT. Theft is the unlawful taking of another's property (whether intellectual, personal or real property) without the owner's consent. Saying, "piracy is not theft, it's piracy" is like saying, "murder is… -
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Yes, I was wrong on the specific example. I admit it. Did you think I was incapable of that? I have to plead mental impairment for the moment. I'm not feeling well and it's probably impeding coherent thought. -
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Your ideas would only appeal to something along the lines of an indie development team who does not necessarily have anything to lose. But they also need to grow up eventually, Mojang is a perfect and recent example of this. -
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Not disagreeing with you, not in the slightest. I'd just like to suggest that maybe that's not what they want, and it's more like what we'd like them to want. My brother, for example, quit playing games altogether since he started playing WoW. He says it straight up, "why would I waste time on a game with X hours, when I… -
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Way more valid, but you're not a part of the problem piracy, you're a tiny minority. for example, I had my disk of systemshock2 explode on me in the drive, I've seen no problem with downloading that one. I'm also semi-hypocrite too I guess, because I condone piracy of titles where the license owners haven't made any… -
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David-J: Which is why in my analogy I didn't use food.:) Sure the internet is great, it has the great potential to create, but ceaseless replication with total disregard for responsibilities and consequences is not the answer. "With great power comes great responsiblity" So instead of trying to create things that would be… -
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There's more to selling art than just selling copies or taking donations. If people don't think it's worth the money to buy the game, sell them something they will pay for using the game as a reason to buy it. And for the fans/customer/whathaveyou want to give more, then offer them something more in return. For example:… -
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You just proved that your statement is false. Innovations in technology made slavery advantageous to southern landholders. It made slaves inferior in terms of separating cotton, but it economically justified their widespread use in picking cotton. (the cotton gin didn't pick cotton, it just separated cotton much more… -
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I disagree. Free open source software tends to be every bit as good as their commercial counterparts and many games do as well. I think too many developers focus on the eye candy to attract people to buy their games and often neglect the qualities behind what makes the game fun (I know, gameplay is hard to convey on a box… -
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Well, that's just insisting on minor points though. There are so many games now that don't even charge you a box fee. You download the entire game for free, play it for free, and pay them if you feel like it (and want to experience their locked content). I mean, this isn't anything new. I've had Shareware literally shared…
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