Really good opinion piece on PC piracy

[Ail]

Copycon said:

Ail said:

Jo21 said:
people who pirate are not going to buy the games anyway.

 

people who steal luxuary cars aren't going to buy them either...

 

Difference is that the car is a material and software is immaterial, like Kasz said

"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."

 

In a macroeconomic view I suppose that piracy doesn't do anything except maybe moving capital between different sectors, since people here in the west often spend more money than they have anyway.

I buy games that I like a lot because I want to support developers making good games, but I also think that piracy in some cases is a great "tool" for protest.

Copying is as much a crime as stealing...

There's just way too many people unfamiliar with IP and Copyrights laws...