Really good opinion piece on PC piracy

[Ail]

Kasz216 said:

Ail said:
The old argument about people pirating games they don't have the cash to buy is getting old fast.

Basically it comes down to I want to have all the stuff these others people have but I can't afford it so I'm going to steal it........

What makes games different from cars or electronics ?
I mean if stealing one isn't ok, stealing the others shoudn't be either......

Devil's Advocate?

When you steal a car... the car is no longer there

When you pirate software, the original copy is still there for people to use and buy.

When you pirate software you aren't taking anything.  You are copying something.

No different then say... taking a picture of the statue of liberty or making rice crispy treats by hand instead of buying them in the store.

The only difference is computer software is way easier to copy.

 

 

 

Sure you are taking something.

It's just a lot more indirect so that you think in the end you aren't doing it....

Pirated games end up in added support cost, added hardware costs to support multiplayers servers, inflated internet traffic...

There is still an inflated cost...