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Have you ever stolen a video game?

Yes, if pirating counts 88 65.19%
 
Yes, even if pirating doesn't count 11 8.15%
 
Yes, but not directly from a store 9 6.67%
 
No under all circumstances 25 18.52%
 
Total:133
Signalstar on 10 October 2010

Only instances that I can think of that sort of count:

Used my friend's PSN download list to get Battlefield 1943 on my PS3.

My neighbor's tenants moved out so he invited us to look through all the stuff they left behind. Among their trash I found of bunch of old PS2 games including Smackdown Here Comes The Pain which is one of my favorite games so I took it.



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Esquoret on 11 October 2010
Signalstar said:

Only instances that I can think of that sort of count:

Used my friend's PSN download list to get Battlefield 1943 on my PS3.

My neighbor's tenants moved out so he invited us to look through all the stuff they left behind. Among their trash I found of bunch of old PS2 games including Smackdown Here Comes The Pain which is one of my favorite games so I took it.

I don't know why but your description there reminded me of a generic Fallout scene, entering an abandoned house and snatching some things valuable to you.



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Zlejedi on 11 October 2010
mjk45 said:

What do you mean if pirating counts of cause it counts it's theft , the media and games company's should substitute piracy and pirates with the word theft and  thieves every chance they get because unfortunately the words pirate /piracy has become romanticized .


Of course it isn't.

First you don't remove physical copy from someones possession but duplicate virtual item.

Second which comes from first - there's no direct loss but only a loss of potential sale.

 

Hence why all goverments are categorizing it as copyright infigment and not theft.



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Faxanadu on 11 October 2010

So if you buy a DS game in Asia well knowing that it is not fully "original", but you pay for it, what ist that?



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Faxanadu on 11 October 2010
Beuli2 said:
viewtiful_jon said:

Used to work for gamestation in the UK, whilst there probally stole around 5000 games to sell on ebay, Got myself around 2600 feedback from it and half the people didnt leave feedback.

 

 Well they eventually caught me and all they did was fire me. Which is company policy, so definatly worth doing as the risk is so small.

Evil and pesky viewtiful_jon!

....funny comments until someone mentions that this stealing is paid by everyone buying games at Gamestation, as such "leakage" has to be funded by someone.

Ooops...



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oldschoolfool on 11 October 2010

no,I don't know how to pirate games and all of that Jazz. If I did,I would probably download some games,it's not like the piracy police would knock down my door. lol



oldschoolfool on 11 October 2010
Zlejedi said:
mjk45 said:

What do you mean if pirating counts of cause it counts it's theft , the media and games company's should substitute piracy and pirates with the word theft and  thieves every chance they get because unfortunately the words pirate /piracy has become romanticized .


Of course it isn't.

First you don't remove physical copy from someones possession but duplicate virtual item.

Second which comes from first - there's no direct loss but only a loss of potential sale.

 

Hence why all goverments are categorizing it as copyright infigment and not theft.

That is a really good point. Copyright infrigment would be the perfect way to put it,in my opinion. lol



mjk45 on 11 October 2010
Zlejedi said:
mjk45 said:

What do you mean if pirating counts of cause it counts it's theft , the media and games company's should substitute piracy and pirates with the word theft and  thieves every chance they get because unfortunately the words pirate /piracy has become romanticized .


Of course it isn't.

First you don't remove physical copy from someones possession but duplicate virtual item.

Second which comes from first - there's no direct loss but only a loss of potential sale.

 

Hence why all goverments are categorizing it as copyright infigment and not theft.

and if you want to be pedantic it's not piracy either

so  how do you virtualy copy a virtual item ,



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O-D-C on 11 October 2010

yes... BUT I did end up buying it twice after



Notorius.A.i.G on 11 October 2010

Never.



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