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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm afraid that to my mind, the idea that one has some "God-given right" to play/read/hear something without paying for it is just an anathema. It shows a complete lack of ethics in the person concerned. What makes them think that they have some "right" to use my software without paying for it?
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I see absolutely no legal or moral difference between doing that and taking software or a book or a movie without paying for it.
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...because of your vested interest.
What do you want Harry, that is attainable in the Really-for-real world?
And.."taking" software? This is a bit of a misnomer i think, and why without honest debate, the issue will not be resolved.
An unlicensed copy of a digital thing has not taken a dime out of your pocket. It hasn't. You never had the money.
Or, as I put it on Techcrunch:
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“Potential revenue” is not revenue earned. No one has stolen money from you. You never had it. On the other hand, the question you must ask yourself is do these acts cost you money you already have?
The answer, is of course, they do not.
Look, no one is saying that people should be able to use and enjoy these things without paying for them…it is morally wrong, probably. It is certainly ethically suspect.
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And AGAIN...I sell software for a living...its how my family eats.
I get paid *every day*...I'm not starving or out on the street. If I didn't, I wouldn't be able to do it.
As righteously indignant as we can get (believe me...I've been there and done that) it just does not change the *reality* of the situation and pining for an ideal that I guarantee, will *never* exist...what then?
You feel you get to set what its worth...not the market. OK fair enough. The market, as it is, responds in kind by not paying you what you ask...and they STILL get product anyway.
What would you have..legislation that allows for public flogging or something? You STILL don't get paid. Sue? Your monies are eaten in legal fees...and you STILL have the problem.
It is what it is. When will people start *dealing with it* as it is? Its a it nutty situation if you ask me
Given this reality one would think that the thing to do is to...conform to the market conditions as they exist.
That is the reality...that is the future.