Piracy not theft because its a copy..

[FayeC]

amp316 said:

FayeC said:

amp316 said:

zexen_lowe said:
I won't post my thoughts on piracy because everyone on this site knows them. I just think that those stalwart anti-piracy defenders might wanna try to live some years in a third-world country. Let's see how much you oppose piracy when what you earn isn't enough to buy a single original game

I can't afford a Ferrari and want one so what should I do? 

Well if you can manage a free one, while not taking some one else's car then I suggest you do it! If you could in fact pull a farrari out of thin air, you certainly would not need to buy one anymore, but its silly to say you stole something that would not have exisited had it not been for your own efforts.

If I and everyone else did that, it would hurt the manufacturer and then Ferraris would not exist anymore.  

Pirating games does the same thing.  It takes money out of the manufacturer's pocket and hurts the gaming industry.  

But it doesnt take money out of anyone's pocket. It doesnt take ANYTHING anywhere. It creates a new product, one that didnt exist before, and one that certainly can't "belong" to some one else.

 

If anything, it serves to help the consumer. By making sure the consumer gets a fair deal on games, the industy is made stronger. Used games do this similarly. When someone buys a used game for 5 bucks less than the new copy, its almost a sure thing they think the new game is too expensive.