oh I certainly don't outright endorse piracy either, I'm just saying that it's really not that big of a deal and sometimes it's okay.

On a related but separate note, Rich people can blow me. like they need MORE of my money. They'll do juuuuust fine without it.

I haven't pirated a single game in two years and I buy all my movies from England on Blu-ray. For music, I use Grooveshark, which is completely legal.
TV shows, however, I torrent those. It takes ages for them to get here and they often don't come at all or they cut them out after one or two seasons (hit shows are often too expensive to purchase for the commercial channels here as they gain popularity overseas) and there's no real for me to get more channels on my TV.

I guess you could say that I'm legit as can be! I don't judge those who pirate though, not at all.

The two main things getting pirated are movies and games.

Music has become way more legit and you can easily find free copies of older songs online and listen to any song on Youtube.

Game piracy is mostly for PC. Compared to the last generation, a very small percentage have hacked their consoles. So most people do not pirate games. I buy 95% used games but that is legal so smite me.

I can understand how ppl are hurt financially when we pirate movies and music,
but not tv shows, if i miss a tv show i will watch online to catch up and hopefully be able to resume watching on the tv, but if im unable to catch up then i just wont watch that show at all and in the end it will be hurt
i think some things should be made available on the internet for free for ppl to watch

yeah actually many shows grew in popularity through piracy.

Great examples are many of the HBO shows and mainstream shows like Big Bang Theory and many others.

The income models need to change though. They're still based in an archaic world whereby physical sales are dominant and can be controlled. By contrast, the modern world is connected on a global scale and very few companies have adapted to that change. Rather than fighting piracy through legislation, DRM and threats, companies should be looking to adapt and thrive by offering legal alternatives; effectively outcompeting the pirates. The music industry has started doing this in recent years. Hopefully the game and movie industries will take note.

For the record, it is ethically wrong to violate a valid copyright when there is a legal alternative.

And you know what? People can justify stealing. Pick an analogy; any analogy. But while your analogy likely is a matter of life and death, getting by and going under, "pirating" is not. If you knowingly do take what isn't yours, for no other reason than your own pleasure, then it is morally wrong as well. And by doing so, you should be prepared for whatever consequences arise from that decision.

If you're going to "pirate" entertainment for your own benefit, when an alternative exists, understand that whatever justification you present, it's still wrong to do it.

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The word elocute is not correct.

I think he means he has trouble "articulating" the points he's trying to make.

Given his grammatically incorrect opening line I heartily agree !

Then what the hell does elocution mean?

For some reason i keep using that word with no idea of what i'm actually trying to say...