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Piracy is Theft

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:47:00 No.17258304 View View Reply Original Report

I would have more respect for those who pirate software and media if they would just admit that what they're doing amounts to theft and accept the consequences when they get caught. Making obtuse moral arguments won't change anything and it doesn't justify your blatant thievery.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:48:00 No.17258319 Report

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i dont give a fuck what you think bitch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:49:00 No.17258324 Report

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPNL82EY1dY

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:50:00 No.17258337 Report

Quoted By: >>17258375

Theft =/= duplication.

Duplication allows the owner to keep his/her copy, theft doesn't

McLinux O'Debian !!nUM2w4zQDJQ

McLinux O'Debian !!nUM2w4zQDJQ Sun 01 May 2011 23:50:00 No.17258343 Report

Quoted By: >>17258375 >>17258391

>when they get caught

It's only a matter of time, guys.
It (apparently) WILL happen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:51:00 No.17258360 Report

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YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR.

haiku

haiku Sun 01 May 2011 23:51:00 No.17258362 Report

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:52:00 No.17258375 Report

Quoted By: >>17258394 >>17258409 >>17258415 >>17258434

>>17258337
In practice your copy takes one unit out of the equation that could otherwise be sold for profit. You are literally stealing that profit out of the hands of people who need to support their families.

>>17258343
You will be caught and prosecuted if you continue to steal things and you'll likely go to prison. You should just be aware of this possibility.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:53:00 No.17258386 Report

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>>17258304
It's not theft OP, I'm sorry to tell you. I haven't even pirated anything in years, but it's not theft.

If you're caught downloading something, you don't get arrested for it. Why? Because it's not illegal. It's not against any state or federal laws.

You get taken to civil court and sued for copyright infringement. Because that's what it is. Copyright infringement. Not theft.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:53:00 No.17258391 Report

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>>17258343
>>17258304

also even though obvious troll, yes it can be considered theft but we know what the RIAA will go at in the same haul: they will claim it is like taking a CD off the shelve, and that's not true.

piracy is economic "crime", similar to not paying tax, which can also be considered theft, but it doesn't make you the unresisting little kid without spare change.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:53:00 No.17258394 Report

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>>17258375

>In practice your copy takes one unit out of the equation that could otherwise be sold for profit.

Studies have repeatedly shown that a pirated download does not equal a lost sale. This is a complete logical fallacy.

sage

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sage Sun 01 May 2011 23:54:00 No.17258404 Report

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:54:00 No.17258409 Report

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>>17258375
>In practice your copy takes one unit out of the equation that could otherwise be sold for profit.

one unit out of the equation?? sounds a lot like diffused terms that you have there.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:55:00 No.17258410 Report

Quoted By: >>17258432

This is piracy.

File sharing is not theft more so then having a radio on in a crowded place or a public TV is theft.

haiku

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haiku Sun 01 May 2011 23:55:00 No.17258415 Report

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>>17258375
>he still believes in intellectual property!
Go die in a fire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:56:00 No.17258424 Report

Quoted By: >>17258451 >>17258523 >>17258566

>>17258394
"Studies" can show anything they want to show. The reality of the situation is that piracy is destroying entire industries but you don't care you just want to steal your free stuff now.

You have no shame and you will be caught.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:56:00 No.17258432 Report

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>>17258410
does that mean nobody's personal info was stolen from PSN?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:56:00 No.17258434 Report

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>>17258375
>In practice your copy takes one unit out of the equation that could otherwise be sold for profit. You are literally stealing that profit out of the hands of people who need to support their families.

Wrong. There are people out there that would pirate anything and everything. Regardless of the cost. You sound like the RIAA/MPAA assuming every single one is a lost sale. It's not. Some might be. Not all of them.

>You will be caught and prosecuted if you continue to steal things and you'll likely go to prison. You should just be aware of this possibility.
>downloading
>prison time
OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL - ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED?

No one goes to prison for downloading. It's providing the means by uploading that you can get in criminal trouble with. Downloading? You get take to civil court. No prison time. Ever.

Learn your facts you corporate shill.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:57:00 No.17258448 Report

Quoted By: >>17258478

Sup /g/.

Instead of buying a car I observed someone else's and made an exact copy of it for myself.

When will I be prosecuted for this thievery?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:58:00 No.17258451 Report

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>>17258424
>and you will be caught.

If that believe makes you feel better. In reality you know even a lot of scammers will never be caught.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:59:00 No.17258478 Report

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>>17258448
if you draw too much attention, making it a precedence

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 23:59:00 No.17258480 Report

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Find me a single law book that says piracy is theft.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:01:00 No.17258505 Report

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>>17258434
Facetious child is upset that I called him out for downloading his Halos illegally on his father's computer. How would you feel if I copied all of his credit information and released it on the internet, after all it's just a copy. You know as well as I do that your silly torrent programs automatically uploads pieces of files to the other pirates that are stealing said items.

inb4 DD sites, nobody really uses those you loser.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:01:00 No.17258510 Report

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Look at all the fucks I give.
Sure, I'm being a thief by torrenting all these gaems, warez, and movies, but I just don't give enough of a damn to stop myself from doing it. Grow some balls OP.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:02:00 No.17258520 Report

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I wouldn't buy the software, music or movies I pirate, so no harm done and no theft involved.

Prove me wrong. You can't.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:02:00 No.17258523 Report

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>>17258424
>movie, game and music industry are making all time record high profits
>piracy is also at record high rates
>it's killing the industry
sorry bud, the numbers just aren't adding up.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:03:00 No.17258553 Report

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>>17258505
Aww, isn't that cute.

You get proven wrong and have to resort lies about how I don't have a job of my own to buy games.

Protip: I haven't downloaded a game in nearly 2 years. You're a faggot, a shill, and a liar.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:04:00 No.17258566 Report

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>>17258424

first of all

>You have no shame and you will be caught.

Be caught for what exactly? I don't pirate, this is just an area that interests me.

>"Studies" can show anything they want to show. The reality of the situation is that piracy is destroying entire industries but you don't care you just want to steal your free stuff now.

First I agree, studies can show whatever they want to show. But where is the evidence that you hold dear coming from? That is correct, from record industries. Record industries have been pulled out for releasing fake damage numbers from piracy for many years, purely based on the assumption that every download of their item is a lost sale.

Rather than just listening to the industries, who are trying to manipulate the industry to take money from the general public unfairly. How about listening to other - more neutral - sources.

http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/04/study-pirates-buy-tons-more-music-than-average-folks.ars

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:04:00 No.17258570 Report

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piracy is not theft
piracy is piracy
it is thing all to its own
dumbkapf

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!AlmaWade1k Mon 02 May 2011 00:09:00 No.17258648 Report

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ITT: pained posteriors.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:10:00 No.17258677 Report

Quoted By: >>17258705

OP is a faggot software developer who will never get laid.

OP Mon 02 May 2011 00:12:00 No.17258705 Report

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>>17258677
This is true, but I also have AIDS.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:19:00 No.17258790 Report

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when the RIAA and MPIAA are going out of their way to fuck up the internet, the legal system and government, it is the morally correct thing to do to not to provide them with any money

pirate all movies and music from the big labels
if you feel guilty, buy a shirt or something else from the band
(they get almost nothing of album sales anyway)

but always DO buy movies and music from small time operations

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:21:00 No.17258826 Report

Quoted By: >>17258840

I pirate software.
I know I am breaking the law.
I am not stealing.
I am infringing on copyrights.
Piracy is by definition stealing and I don't give half a god damn fuck about the "potential loss" of a company. If I couldn't get it for free, I wouldn't use it at all. The entire reason I pirate it is because it's free.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 00:23:00 No.17258840 Report

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>>17258826
inb4 moralfaggots equate common sense with justification

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