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Moral Low Ground Online Piracy

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WalMart1564

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i read all kinds of posts about the morality of piracy is it right ? is it wrong ?

this is just my opinion
i think that now and forever anything that can be broken down into bits and transfered over a wire will be FREE to those
smart enough and so inclined to do it

no amount of law will stop it

im not saying its RIGHT im saying it cant be stopped

the draw of free shizzle is too powerfull for EVERYONE to resist

so begin the flame fest flame away at me its my opinion that no amout of debate law or security can stop it

do you think anyone will ever stop it ?
how many of you use a pirated operating system ?
 
Originally posted by: WalMart1564
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
i agree with you

i havent paied for an operating system since Win 95.
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ive never paid for one
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Go you!
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Originally posted by: A5
I know it's stealing when I do it. I don't try to justify it in any way.
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If the main of my respect goes to the people who pay for what they use, the remainder of my respect goes to people who do it but at least admit to the immorality of doing it.

People that do it and then try to deny there's anything wrong with it (in effect denying there's any sort of morality to ownership and theivery) come off as cheap and cowardly to me. "I didn't want to pay for it and I don't want to own up to any sort of responsibility for stealing it!"
 
Originally posted by: LSUfan
what's a shizzle?
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What's a nizzle? 😕

I haven't paid for an OS since Win98, and that came with my parent's Gateway computer, so I guess i've never actually purchased an operating system :Q
 
Originally posted by: WalMart1564
i read all kinds of posts about the morality of piracy is it right ? is it wrong ?

this is just my opinion
i think that now and forever anything that can be broken down into bits and transfered over a wire will be FREE to those
smart enough and so inclined to do it

no amount of law will stop it

im not saying its RIGHT im saying it cant be stopped

the draw of free shizzle is too powerfull for EVERYONE to resist

so begin the flame fest flame away at me its my opinion that no amout of debate law or security can stop it

do you think anyone will ever stop it ?
how many of you use a pirated operating system ?
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Nothing can be "stopped." If it could, there'd be no crime. But as we've seen in even the most oppressive police states in the world, crime cannot be "stopped."

Using the argument that theft of other people's intellectual property should be allowed because it "cannot be stopped" is a non-starter.
 
damn it, i've paid for every peice of software i got. am i in the extreme minority?

i tell ya, i may become part of the majority if i dont get flash MX soon.
 
Nothing can be "stopped." If it could, there'd be no crime. But as we've seen in even the most oppressive police states in the world, crime cannot be "stopped."

Using the argument that theft of other people's intellectual property should be allowed because it "cannot be stopped" is a non-starter.




thats a vaild argument
but have you ever downloaded an mp3 what was not intended to be free ?


 
MPAA and RIAA have legitamate arguments, but the day they get government support for depriving me of the ability to share my files over the internet with whom ever I like, is the day I learn to hack and slash my way through everything they throw at us.

If MPAA and RIAA want my support, they will bring to the internet a reasonably priced alternative to me going to blockbuster for a movie or to walmart for an over priced music CD.

Show me as well that these two organazitions are fairly treating the artists that they try to convice you they represent. Those lieing assholes are representing only their own greedy pockets.

How much do you pay for a concert ticket? How much of that goes to the artists? You may be surprised.

As well, see how much of the dollar spent on media gets back to the artist, after it has passed through hands of RIAA and MPAA. These are just spoiled, racketeering, suedo -unions that extort money from who they represent. Screw em!:|
 
this is just my opinion

Remember Cha-Cha: Opinions are like a$$holes. Everybody has one and they usually stink.


Yours is no exception.
~wnied~
 
Originally posted by: WalMart1564
Nothing can be "stopped." If it could, there'd be no crime. But as we've seen in even the most oppressive police states in the world, crime cannot be "stopped."

Using the argument that theft of other people's intellectual property should be allowed because it "cannot be stopped" is a non-starter.




thats a vaild argument
but have you ever downloaded an mp3 what was not intended to be free ?
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No, it's not a valid argument. I can easily shoot your dog. There is nothing stopping me (short of my conscience). Should shooting people's pets be made legal because it cannot be stopped?

And no, I have not downloaded MP3s without permission from the copyright owner. I don't even have filesharing programs on my systems.
 
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