BengaBenga said: I absolutely hate piracy. The only time I illegally download a game is when it's not for sale in Europe (as in: never will) like Chrono Trigger for the SNES. Finally I can repay SE for the awesomeness of that game when it releases for the first time in Europe next year. |
There apears to be a contradiction in your attitude.
You absoloutley hate piracy right ? but your willing to pirate in certain situations i.e the game not being availible for sale , your no different from the pirate except your reasoning is differs ; the ends still justify the means. Repaying SE at a later date with their latter releases doesn't change the fact that you illegaly obtained their software prior to that. Illegaly obtaining a developers software is not justified by buying their games at a later date regardless of your reasoning ; the burgular can't say " I stole from your house once last year but I returned everything today + $10 for your troubles" .I'll agree that it's no where as low as pirates downloading newly released games with no intention of paying a penny to the developer but in principle it's still the same thing .
If there is any circumstance what so ever in which your a willing to pirate some one elses material then you are not only taking part in pirate activity but your are condoning it through your actions , you can't legally justify theft by promising to repay losses in the future . If you hate piracy so much you won't do it even if you had to make sacrifices to support that point of view.