| DTG said: I find the passionate hate many u.s games seem to hold against piracy quite perplexing. For one I think almost all of you have pirated one thing or another in your life whether it be music or even a photograph. But when it comes to vg piracy many of you get your panties in a bunch. We are talking multi million, in cases billion dollar coorporations here. If the game only makes 50 instead of 70 million in revenue is that really such an evil thing? Afterall I don't think the CEO's of these companies are begging for money on street corners and having a difficult time making ends meet. Is it really such a question of morale integrity when talking about a few extra bucks filthy rich multinationals maybe losing out on, or does everyone here happen to be a part of that upper 5% corporate elite? |
If you are the one creating the game and not getting paid for it, then yes its evil.
When I was an idiot teen I pirated all of the things you stated. Now, that I am a working professional I don't pirate anything and havn't if about 7 years or so. It is the same as walking into store and stealing a tv. Afterall, if Walmart makes 50 instead of 70 million in revenue is that really such an evil thing? Why would they arrest me and put me in jail?
It doesn't matter what the financial situation of the CEO's are, you are not going to hurt them in the long run with piracy. You will hurt the people on the bottom rungs, the support staff and programmers who will be downsized because the company didn't meet their forcasts due to losing a few million to theives. Those are the people with families and such that will have to find other jobs and may lose their homes, etc.
I think thieves should have their hands cut off.
