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originally posted in:Sapphire
Edited by Sesto:
2/22/2013 3:13:35 AM
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I don't think it's "right". People claiming that they should be able to have things for free simply because "it's a new time" or something are dumb.
However, I still pirate. I don't feel bad about it. If I enjoy something, I will buy it. For example, I pirated Crusader Kings 2, and when I found out it was awesome, bought it. Same with Mount and Blade Warband. I pirated Game of Thrones, and ended up buying all the novels, posters (eventually will buy the blurays, but they are kinda expensive). I watch pretty much all my anime illegally (not really same thing as pirating, but w/e), but those that I enjoy I buy (or plan to buy, some of it is really -blam!-ing expensive).
"Lost sale" is a stupid -blam!-ing concept. I wasn't going to go and randomly subscribe to HBO or buy Game of Thrones on a whim. I pirated it to see if I enjoyed it, and I did. Now I am a customer. The same goes for anything. I'm a fanatic when it comes to obsessing over things I enjoy (if I like it, I need something proving I like it). So I pirate things, and if I enjoy them, I will pay the people back. If I didn't like it, well, I wasn't going to be a customer in the first damn place, so it isn't a lose sale.
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[quote]If I didn't like it, well, I wasn't going to be a customer in the first damn place, so it isn't a lose sale.[/quote]Except that had you followed a legal channel to try it, you'd have had to buy it or rent it, which would have resulted in revenue to the creators. But you didn't so you're just a dirty thief.
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Again, I'm not going to "buy" a game because I might like it. I'll borrow it from a friend. I wasn't going to subscribe to HBO solely to "try" Game of Thrones, I would have watched it with someone who is subscribed. I suppose I'm a thief there too, as I still didn't pay any money for it, right?
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I think your friend is well within his rights to let you watch HBO, and maybe even to borrow games (depends on the EULA terms), so no. Yes, you still get to try those things, but you must do so on someone else's terms. When you buy something, you're paying for the right to use it when and how you see fit; you can't do that with borrowed items (unless you're an inconsiderate jerk, in which case you won't be borrowing things for long, haha).
