| opcode said: Ok.. So by your “policy” (and I won’t give names here) if you don’t intend to buy a Ferrari you are free to steal one, right? In fact you could buy a Corolla and steal all the other cars, since the Corolla is the only one you are really "interested" in. Now that is a very interesting "policy"... Piracy is crime, you are stealing someone else property and there is no excuse for that. My suggestion is that user openly promoting and stimulating piracy should be banned from this website, which is maintained and visited by videogame enthusiasts, people who could never accept their beloved hobby being destroyed by criminals. |
There is a flaw in your example though. If I take your Ferrari, you not longer have it, therefore you can actually claim a loss. If I pirate your product however, you only have a potential loss. Piracy is not the same as stealing. It is copyright infringement and is consider a civil offense in most countries unlike stealing which is a criminal offence. Civil offenses generally do not have jail time as a penalty but are required to pay for damages. Those who do serve jail time generally do for other offenses, for example, those selling pirated copy are actually selling a counterfiet produce which is classifed as fraud.
Not that I'm advocating piracy, but I'm sick and tired of people equating piracy to stealing (and it is even worse that the RIAA and MPAA promote it as one in the same).
Edit: Was beaten by Morgyn.
