Whats your take on Piracy?

[Mirage]

It's only the "common sense" of the word because the film industry is trying their best to make it so. They're two different crimes legally, in addition to being what i think should be common sense. But then again, common sense isn't really that common.

[Jessweeee♪]

...but how cool is it being able to truthfully say that you're a pirate?


EDIT:

Also, pirating does not equal stealing a car. TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Maybe not right, but still, different. I hate those stupid things.

[Vermachtnis]

I'm a pirate, but only because finding stuff is hard and ordering stuff off the internet takes too long. Plus when I finally learned how to use .bin and .cue I was so proud of myself.

[rubah]

pirating is more like taking off in someone's car while they're in it and giving them a ride to work, then picking them up and parking it in their driveway and then going away.

You don't pay for the gas, but they're not otherwise inconvenienced by it

[Levian]

I pirate

Yeah, just the fact that they call it piracy appeals to me and only makes it cooler. If it was called Ninjutsu I'd probably not do it as much. stupid ninjas.

[Roto13]

...but how cool is it being able to truthfully say that you're a pirate?

Also, pirating does not equal stealing a car. TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Maybe not right, but still, different. I hate those stupid things.

I once had someone ask me how I'd like it if someone came in and stole my TV. I was like "That'd suck. They're more than welcome to copy my TV, though. If they can find a way to."

[Vermachtnis]

I once had someone ask me how I'd like it if someone came in and stole my TV. I was like "That'd suck. They're more than welcome to copy my TV, though. If they can find a way to."

That reminds me of a comedy skit I saw. He was making fun of the stealing a car thing and said, "No I wouldn't steal a car, but if my friend came over and said I just a new Jaguar want me to burn you copy, I'd do it." Or something similar to that.

[DMKA]

I don't pirate as much as I used to, but I do steal tons of music, and don't feel bad about it at all seeing as the record industry is pure evil. I steal movies if I'm bored and it's not in the theater. I NEVER steal movies that are still in the theater. That's incredibly lame. I still buy DVDs if I want to actually own it though.

I mean, in my case it's not like I'm losing anyone money. All the stuff I download I only do because I have the ability, and if I didn't I still wouldn't buy it.

People who download entire albums and DVD ISOs and Video Game ISOs and mod their consoles to play them and burn them and refuse to buy ANYTHING EVER deserve a swift kick in the ass though.

[Momiji]

Also, people, piracy != theft (as Roto has delightfully shown us). To say that they are is like saying that metaphor is the same as a simile. You can say "but they're alike" all you want. You're still wrong.

I agree. I'm a dirty pirate as well, but I have a very strict policy-- if I like it and it is licensed, I must buy it. However, if something is not licensed or unavailable/discontinued, I have no problem with downloading it.

[sdm42393]

Yep, I'm a pirate. All of the music on my PSP was stolen, it will be a cold day in hell when I actually pay for music. Heck, I even downloaded a ROM of Final Fantasy IV DS (which I'm thinking of getting rid of, the lag is not worth it).

That doesn't mean I don't pay for my own DVDs and other games, just some things don't seem worth paying for (I regret the money I wasted seeing Meet the Spartans).

[Værn]

Pirates are cooler than ninjas.
Ninja pirates are freaking awesome.
But once we get into ninja pirate-monkeys, we're getting close to godly.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if I was busted for piracy. I can't think of a single thing on this computer that I've obtained legally...

[Marshall Banana]

If something isn't tangible/is digital, I don't mind stealing it; It feels pretty harmless. =O

[ReloadPsi]

Geez, in the common sense of the word, it IS stealing. Blah blah copyright infringement, whatever. It's like Bill Clinton trying to argue that oral sex isn't "sexual relations".

Indeed not. It's called promiscuity.

[Dolentrean]

Yup, I sure do enjoy me some swashbuckling.

Also, I enjoyed Roto's first image, but that one is simply fantastic

[Vyk]

I only tend to infringe on the copyrights of things that I wouldn't normally buy anyway. Or things that I -can't- buy, for whatever reason. So the argument about losing money would be moot with me. If I couldn't pirate that stuff I'd just live without it. The stuff I really want, I pay money for, even if I can download it. I'm an honorable pirate theif thing

Edit: And yes. I would download a car