kowenicki said:
kitler53 said:
Luiskpx said:
kitler53 said:
i'm trying to remember the discussion from back then but i don't really remember anyone saying they think used games are a bad as piracy. i just remember some pro-piracy guys trying to link used games and piracy to justify their piracy habits as "not any worse". |
I just said that a few posts above, in both cases money doesnt go to devs, why are they any different?
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they are very different...
piracy is taking someone else's work without consent, compensation, or even knowledge.
in used games the devs/publishers already got their money. and agreement was made between the seller (publisher/dev) and the buyer (me) to transfer ownership from one party to the next. once transferred the original seller's rights end and the buyers begins. honda can't tell me when/if/how i resell my car. Shanile (the previous owner) cannot tell me when/if/how i resell my home. MS/Sony/EA/Activision/whomever should have no say in when/if/how i resell my games.
if you believe in property rights like i do pricinples are pretty simple: piracy bad. reselling good.
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Fine... but you have to accept that the outcome for the developer, publisher and all the employees of the company are the same.
The person buying that used game has contributed just as much as a pirate to their business.... zero.
Thats not a right or wrong argument, thats just a fact.
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WROOOONG! When people sell their cars what do they do with the money (yeah whatever they want) but usually they buy another car.
When you are selling YOUR PROPERTY (your game) you BUY MORE GAMES! That is what keeps the industry healthy, because games have resell value. Microsoft is going to destroy the value of games and they will become like AN OLD newspaper, or toilet paper, products with just one user.
