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When did you quit pirating software/music?

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Tell the RIAA I'm never going to stop pirating. They don't police chinese BT sites and I have a few friends who start the DL's for me 🙂.
 
I pirated some stuff (specifically music and a few computer games) in college. My excuse was always that I was too poor to purchase it...which was true...but didn't mean I needed it either. So what I'm saying was I was definitely wrong to do it.

About a year before I graduated I stopped...and really never started up again. Since I've been out of school I regularly purchase DVD's, CDs, video games, and computer programs. I make my living off of producing software...and i want people to respect my work and pay me what I'm do...just like I will do to others that create items I desire.
 
i quit.

i also quit smoking weed, watching pr0n, drinking, golfing too much, and neffing on ATOT.

now, i'm a straight shooter! YAY!
 
I quit about four years ago when I realized how hypocritical it was of me to use pirated programs when I myself write software. Now all my software is either open source or paid for.

I miss some of the functionality people talk about that I don't have with Photoshop Elements, but past that a sharp-nosed Ferengi can easily fill his HDD with legal software at a minimal cost.
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
I quit after I graduated college, got a job, and thus, could afford to buy the things I was pirating.
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you could be investing that money in the stock market, or short term deposits, or whatever. building your savings.
 
Originally posted by: yllus
I quit about four years ago when I realized how hypocritical it was of me to use pirated programs when I myself write software. Now all my software is either open source or paid for.

I miss some of the functionality people talk about that I don't have with Photoshop Elements, but past that a sharp-nosed Ferengi can easily fill his HDD with legal software at a minimal cost.
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what if you're the type of person who wants only the best, isn't prepared to pay for it? 😛
 
Originally posted by: aidanjm
Originally posted by: yllus
I quit about four years ago when I realized how hypocritical it was of me to use pirated programs when I myself write software. Now all my software is either open source or paid for.

I miss some of the functionality people talk about that I don't have with Photoshop Elements, but past that a sharp-nosed Ferengi can easily fill his HDD with legal software at a minimal cost.
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what if you're the type of person who wants only the best, isn't prepared to pay for it? 😛
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A bum on the street wanting Crown Royale is the best example I can come up with.
 
Well, I used to download SNES roms for an emulator, but quit a few years ago for moral reasons. I've never downloaded music or games that have been released recently though.
 
Used to pirate hardcore till I got busted by Marvel Comics (yes, you can laugh now) I buy CDs now but still try to listen beforehand if I can get away with it. I go to the theater too often to pirate movies and I've found free apps to replace the pirated ones 🙂
 
I find it easier to justify using illegal software/music for personal use when they're just a dabbler. Selling the material for personal gain is outside the grey area, as you're directly financially profitting from someone else's work. Also, pirating development tools unless you're just trying to learn the software is so hypocritical. You develop to make money. If you develop with a stolen product, you deserve to have whatever you develop with that product stolen from you.

If I'm considering buying some software and can download it first, I probably will. I'm very glad I did that with a couple of games I was considering purchasing. One time I bought a game I'd never tried before and just didn't like it at all. It was a worthless waste of $40 that could have been prevented by me downloading it and trying it out first. I didn't spend longer than 30 minutes figuring out I didn't like it.

I've spent money on concerts I wouldn't have gone to if I hadn't listened to pirated music because I just don't listen to music that often. I don't think I've ever bought a CD for myself in my life. Most of the time, I just do without music. Sometimes I listen to the radio. But in these cases, the money I spent on tickets is a direct result of me hearing music that somebody else ripped that I happened to like. I use the "try before you buy" policy in software too. I don't see how they think I'm going to spend $600 or whatever it is on photoshop if I'm not able to figure out how to use it first. And I don't have any idea how to use photoshop because I don't have a copy. Hopefully I can get a job that has a home license. I'd love to play around with it, but until then, I don't mind using freely available tools for my web development.
 
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