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Re: Piracy Facts
You misunderstand me. What I mean to say is that people sharing music has had a positive impact, illegal or not. Actually the game's quality does effect how much it gets shared. People won't bother sharing crappy games. Some do, but it disappears from the sharing networks quickly. Publishers do yank funding when a studio… -
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File sharing is not piracy, and modern sharing methods having a positive impact does not have to do with piracy, it can just as well be a band that gave out their songs for free to increase awareness, note: their own choice of marketing. No, they wont yank funding from a studio that is bringing them money, despite of a… -
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I'm trying to point out an error in logic and gross misconceptions that leads people to form a negative opinion about an issue that is predominantly biased. The propagation of this attitude is creating very damaging behavior for the freedom of culture. Do I have biases? I'm sure I do, but I'm trying to point out how… -
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I made it quite clear in my post that it was not in fact a word for word quote nor was I sure it was your end opinion... And just so you know.. Companys ideals don't always mean every worker there shares those ideas.. So no need to get your panties up in a bunch... -
Re: Piracy Facts
"The morality he's espousing isn't relative at all -- Stealing is universally wrong, and his argument does not claim otherwise." Holds true only if absolute moral laws exist. And not everyone shares that world view just saying.. (referring to the world view of absolute moral laws existing not meaning to imply stealing is… -
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I used to pirate games, because I was very young, had very little allowance and didn't really care much. When I started making game art as a hobby, and read a little about the subject I came to the conclusion that it is not something I want to do, and since then I have only played legally bought games (mostly steam indy… -
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Well, file sharing has had an impact on the music industry, a positive impact. It has enabled independent artists to bypass the entire recording industry and sell direct to their fans. The recording industry is the only segment that could possibly be thought of as being harmed by this because they have been made irrelevant… -
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Let's take a look at this list. Yeah I can totally see how this was affected by pirates. "As part of its standard business practice, id regularly evaluates staffing to ensure it has a workforce that meets the needs of the studio, Totally the fault of piracy. "A source told GameSpot that the Chicago-based studio's collapse…
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