Software -- to pay or not to pay

yerkel

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I accept any decisions made by the moderators of Anandtech's Forums on the value of this thread and of it's worth in your forums. I realize the views of Anandtech on the issue of piracy or "warez"

Is piracy wrong? Without admitting any crimes commited, is it in your mind wrong to simply download a piece of software rather than go out and buy it? What about evaluation? Is it wrong to download a rip/ISO of a game and "try before you buy"?

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Mo0o

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it is illegal, since they are trying to sell it while people are duplicating it and distributing for free.