Which is moraly (not legaly) worse? Secondhand _ Pirating _ Renting_Lending

[vlad321]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

nofingershaha said:
Nothing pisses off a publisher more than when you buy a used game. Not only are they not receiving any money, they can't even bring you or the retailer to court.

Actually no. Publishers hate pirates more than used games stores. People have the right to sell products that they buy in the gaming realm, because it is their physical property after they purchase it, new or used. They cannot take the retailer to court, because most of the used games in the store are their property. The stores essentially buy unwanted games from consumers with credit and sometimes even money. It is their property to sell, therefore it isn't illegal. Second of all, it is very legal, because  they aren't making copies of the games (which is illegal), they are selling official copies to people. The only thing second hand stores do is decrease sales potential, they don't kill off sales like pirates.

I don't think you realize that games aren't property, they are intellectull property, an idea. Anyone who experiences the idea has made use of the property and needs to pay for it to the person who owns said property. The retaielrs bought a physical disc, not the idea on it, he idea still belongs to the developer and people who use it need to pay them, not the retailer.