Most of us Will Never Play EarthBound Legally: Here's Why (and a question)

[Khuutra]

famousringo said:

Khuutra said:

famousringo said:
Well then. I guess that only leaves one thing...

Pretty much (that is much catchier than it should be).

So you see this as a moral justification for piracy?

Moral justification... I'm not sure if I'm ready to say that. But from a practical standpoint, if people don't have a legal and reasonable method of acquiring a product they want, it's hard to complain when they turn to illegal means.

To put it another way, if it's impossible for the customer to pay the content creators, do the content creators have the right to complain that they aren't getting paid?

That tends to be the general stance, since there is no loss of profit for the creator, especially in a situation like this one.

@Mr Khan:

Would it be fair to assume that you don't see piracy as a viable alternative?