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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'll tell you what: you spend the next 20 years writing a piece of software that you're trying to make a living from in a difficult marketplace. Then see it sold for 1/10th of its market price on eBay by some joker who's out to make a fast buck. Then tell me that it's a "minor matter" that doesn't really affect anyone.
It DOES affect people personally and it DOES take money away directly from hard-working people who are struggling to make an honest living. These people are SCUM.
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Firstly, I'm actually planning to do just that. Spend the next 20 years writing software, that is. So I imagine I'll get to experience this first hand, even if I haven't done it yet. I'll get back to ya if I change my mind. =P
That said, I think I'll bow out of this discussion. I have to leave in a little while anyway, and we're sort of going in circles. You guys are saying "it's bad!" and I'm responding with "yes, but it could be worse, and Demonoid isn't really to blame" and then we go back to "....but it's BAD!"
I agree. It's bad. But Demonoid is the means, not the crime. While I'm here, I might as well speak out and say I'm for email (despite its propogation of viruses that destroy millions in computer equipment every year), websites, (though many of them scam, steal credit card information, etc) and computer code in general, despite its usefulness in creating the aforementioned viruses.
Demonoid might be used primarily for illegal activity, but that's only because it's good at what it does: share information.