Is it okay to Pirate games?

[vivster]

Slap&Ride said:

vivster said:
Everything is ok if you don't hurt someone.

You mean physically? Like physically "Pirate - steal" someone’s games?

 

Pirates copy strings of 1s and 0s. So yes, what they are doing might be ok, depending on your ethics. Most of the time pirates literally don't hurt anyone because they didn't intend to pay money in the first place. And sometimes pirating is even beneficial. So I would reject opinions that regard every instance of piracy as bad.

It's actually quite similar to the second hand market, which is universally regarded as a positive thing(discounting publishers). It's a curious thing.

Last edited by vivster - on 06 April 2018