Is pirating overpriced games wrong?

[Nikitn]

I just did it, and I feel no regret, no shame. Is there something seriously wrong with me?

[Lysimachus]

Piracy is wrong regardless of the price of the thing you are pirating and discussing it on this forum isn't really the best thing to do.

[roy34543]

Frankly yes it is.
first of all, Your determining what is overpriced. Thats inherently unfair, It should at best be market demand, and otherwise left to the creator. You determining it is just.. bad. Why cant I say that my car is overpriced and steal one and say thats its fine because I dont like the price? why not sneak into a concert, or not pay my barber because ive arbitrarely determined them to be overpriced?
Second its a luxury product, You dont need it under any circumstances, and therefore its ridicolous to assume you "have" to have it if the price is too high, because you dont.
Third, If its worth pirating, its worth buying. If the game is good you want a sequel right? what if everyone says the game is overpriced and the company goes out of buissness? then you dont get a sequel and noone else does because you thought it was overpriced but still wanted it, if its a bad game leave it alone, if its a good game then buy it. Never pirate because "your not sure" Just use your judgement on demos and opinions .

[Nikitn]

Oh please, developing a game costs what, 1 million USD? And the producers (developers are simply on their payroll) score many millions of USD in profit. And pirating so that one can test a game is completely correct.

PS. I only buy games from small developers. Big corporations like EA can go and suck my balls.

[roy34543]

Oh please, developing a game costs what, 1 million USD? And the producers (developers are simply on their payroll) score many millions of USD in profit. And pirating so that one can test a game is completely correct.

PS. I only buy games from small developers. Big corporations like EA can go and suck my balls.

So are you better then everyone else then? Because otherwise why cant everyone decide that they can pirate the game and let the series die.
Unless you think you are a better human being somehow entitled to be immoral more then anyone else, then i cant see how you can possibly justify it.

[Monarchist]

Oh please, developing a game costs what, 1 million USD? And the producers (developers are simply on their payroll) score many millions of USD in profit. And pirating so that one can test a game is completely correct.

PS. I only buy games from small developers. Big corporations like EA can go and suck my balls.

So basically you're a Socialist. I'd expect such an immoral thing from a left-winger.

[Nikitn]

So basically you're a Socialist. I'd expect such an immoral thing from a left-winger.

At least I don't have a moronic tyrant on my avatar

[Fiyenyaa]

So basically you're a Socialist. I'd expect such an immoral thing from a left-winger.

I voted that he was wrong, thank you.
Although I doubt you could ever change your mind regarding us lefties. Since we're all evil and all.

[Ariovistus Maximus]

Oh please, developing a game costs what, 1 million USD? And the producers (developers are simply on their payroll) score many millions of USD in profit. And pirating so that one can test a game is completely correct.

PS. I only buy games from small developers. Big corporations like EA can go and suck my balls.

Dude, why do you think it's overpriced? Could it be because they have to make up for losses to theft and piracy? Has it occurred to you that you have just contributed to overpricing?

[xcorps]

And pirating so that one can test a game is completely correct

It's exactly the same as stealing a car so you can test drive it.

THEFT.

[Lord of Lost Socks]

It's exactly the same as stealing a car so you can test drive it.

THEFT.

It's the same as copying the car you want to buy, test drive it, then buy it, the guy with the car didn't lose any money, or didn't suffer in any way from the whole process, except maybe a week delay in receiving the money, unless the car sucks in which case, boohoo, make better shizz. Call it theft if you want.

That being said I have only ever pirated 2 games out of my 30-40ish game collection. Both of them I pirated because I couldn't find them anywhere anymore (due to them being old). I buy my games because it's an industry I really want to support.

[Mr. Pink]

It's exactly the same as stealing a car so you can test drive it.

THEFT.

What a bag of shite!

Too many of those piracy is theft adverts before films for you.

[Nikitn]

By not supporting greedy companies who punish customers by overpricing their games in the extreme, and punishing their customers with ridiculous "piracy protection"? As I said I only support the producers who are small, and make good, reasonably priced games. Nothing immoral here imo

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

Since property itself is theft, Piracy is A-ok.

[BNS]

I sympathize with the socialists on this but on the grounds that it is artificial property, not that I have a problem with property itself.

Since property itself is theft, Piracy is A-ok.

I'll bet you are quite the hypocrite.

[Arbitrary Crusader]

I just did it, and I feel no regret, no shame. Is there something seriously wrong with me?

Umm,not the best place to discuss this topic,but.

[Banana Jelly]

I would say, it's wrong, but it isn't stealing.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=328236

I put forth my arguments there.

[Enemy of the State]

No, intellectual property rights are bogus.

Since property itself is theft, Piracy is A-ok.

You do realize that's a contradiction right? I know mutualists have somehow found a way to make sense of it, but you're a communist if I remember correctly...

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

You do realize that's a contradiction right? I know mutualists have somehow found a way to make sense of it, but you're a communist if I remember correctly...

Of course its a contradiction, it wouldn't make sense otherwise, it points out the contradiction of private propery.

[Banana Jelly]

But personally, I hate Copyright (Intellectual Property). Who wouldn't want free? Like come on... As hard as you argue that piracy is wrong, you would love to get something for free. And as much as you say no, it's really not the fact. If you could save $5 on a item, you would buy that item because it was off by $5, you wouldn't have if it wasn't for the deducation in money.

But since Copyright is there, it's there. I cant change it.


Last time I heard, downloading a game if theres no demo fr testing reason's is compared to "Fair Use" claims under the copyright act. It violates fair use only if you keep it for longer then time is conscerned or needed (which can be about 1 day). But that still doesn't stop you from making the companies hate you and send out letters.