Gnizmo said:
But you aren't playing it on someone elses dollar either. Ok well technically you are playing it on the dollar of whoever bought it the first time. But they are obviously ok with that. Digressions aside there is nothing tangible lost by anyone involved. Nothing has been stolen as nothing is missing. Sure very few people buy after pirating it, but that is something. Not a terribly strong argument thought, I admit. |
Although it's not the same as physicall taking something. Some are very strict with their definition of stealing others are more loose with it. I think of piracy as a form of theft. It might not be as easy to mesure the economic effect as physical theft but by no means is it 0. Just because they don't have less doesn't make you having a copy for nothing cost nothing. Then there is the whole moral issue where will then get to those who have to pay more in places where they make less. Personally I think of that as a form of theft by the companies makeing the sales.
We as consumers should respect the copy right but we should also demand resonable prices for the products we recieve. Takeing for nothing is not a good way to make demands.
