Free music, movies, video games, ect.

[Fire 0ak]

Piracy how do you feel about it?
I'm leaning towards it being a generally good thing that people are able to download and access complete software, movies and video games.
I see piracy as something that promotes the creation of products with value.
It makes the companies honest. Especially those that try to suck every drop they can out of their consumers with sub-par or barely-improved upgrades.
It lets us thoroughly test a product determining it's worth, ideally, followed by an actual purchase, the stamp of approval. On the other hand, part of me worries for the small independent companies losing profits that they might really deserve and need to keep going
I see piracy/ file sharing/ illegal downloading as a largely beneficial thing that should not be prevented or regulated by law to the degree that it is completely cut off.

Discuss: Is Piracy good or bad for business or even society? Should it be regulated?  

[water_spirit]

I loves me some illegal downloadin' pirate
With some amine it's also necessary, some of them only come with 4 eps for a $20 disc scream
Most of my slash anime isn't available in anything but fansub anyway. Plus some movies and games, especially older ones are hard to find. FF7 is usually like $50-$100  

[big jug hot cheese]

I hear that most musicians get very little from actual CD sales anyway, but that could be wrong

To be honest.... I don't download anything that I would pay for. If I can't have it free I would rather go without. That said the things I really appreciate, I do buy.

It's hard to say because I don't think it should be legal, though....  

[Fire 0ak]

Yeah I really appreciate the heaps of anime that I get online. I've heard that the studios are hurting because of all the downloading going on but I agree that a lot of times its simply because they can't get anime shipped here fast enough. The process is too slow so most people find their own ways. Too bad because I would happily buy the official dubs if they would just hurry up.
Great example is Eva rebuild. I saw 2.0 practically after it was released in Japan because some helpful person made a sub for it. That must have been a couple of years ago and the official is still not available in the US to my knowledge.  

[John Obake]

Modest mouse tickets are 52 greenbacks each man so you figure at a thousand heads a show that should be more than enough to cover the loss of whoever downloaded it. Most people who download probably would have just gone without it anyway.Also 20 bucks for an eight track CD. There better be at least 3 9 minute ballads on that b***h.  

[Starrfang]

The only thing I pay for is iPod apps (the good ones). I might try jailbreaking for free apps but don't want to ruin my iPod.

As for music and movies, I use to buy them but it got expensive so I download it for free. I bet most people download music/movies, etc, illegally.  

[Fire 0ak]

Starrfang

The only thing I pay for is iPod apps (the good ones). I might try jailbreaking for free apps but don't want to ruin my iPod.

As for music and movies, I use to buy them but it got expensive so I download it for free. I bet most people download music/movies, etc, illegally.

It really is expensive. Worst thing is to buy something and it's not worth it.  

[i hate a lot of things]

I might be going to court for downloading movies. s**t sucks, now I just get other people to pirate for me.  

[Fire 0ak]

Adorf Hatler

I might be going to court for downloading movies. s**t sucks, now I just get other people to pirate for me.

That sucks man. They seem pick at random. Hoping to scare everyone else off it. From what I've read, they always seem try to financially maul the person they are going after. Totally messed up. These behemoths aren't being harmed, but they are harming individuals.  

[i hate a lot of things]

Fire 0ak

Adorf Hatler

I might be going to court for downloading movies. s**t sucks, now I just get other people to pirate for me.

That sucks man. They seem pick at random. Hoping to scare everyone else off it. From what I've read, they always seem try to financially maul the person they are going after. Totally messed up. These behemoths aren't being harmed, but they are harming individuals.

yeah, I'm actually talking to some guys from my aunt's work who got charged and had to go to court. I haven't had much time with them, but they got out without a single charge on 'em. there's a pretty good chance I'll be in the clear, I just need to the "what to say" to get me out of it.  

[village midget]

Adorf Hatler

Fire 0ak

Adorf Hatler

I might be going to court for downloading movies. s**t sucks, now I just get other people to pirate for me.

That sucks man. They seem pick at random. Hoping to scare everyone else off it. From what I've read, they always seem try to financially maul the person they are going after. Totally messed up. These behemoths aren't being harmed, but they are harming individuals.

yeah, I'm actually talking to some guys from my aunt's work who got charged and had to go to court. I haven't had much time with them, but they got out without a single charge on 'em. there's a pretty good chance I'll be in the clear, I just need to the "what to say" to get me out of it.

just deny deny deny. there is no way on earth that they can prove it was you...it's easy to fake an ip and so it could be any number of unscrupulous strangers out to pirate...but not you. you don't have to say that of course, the burden of proof is on the court just keep on denying everything. 3nodding also if you want to continue dl-ing just use a proxy. not that i would know of course xp  

[i hate a lot of things]

village midget

Adorf Hatler

Fire 0ak

Adorf Hatler

I might be going to court for downloading movies. s**t sucks, now I just get other people to pirate for me.

That sucks man. They seem pick at random. Hoping to scare everyone else off it. From what I've read, they always seem try to financially maul the person they are going after. Totally messed up. These behemoths aren't being harmed, but they are harming individuals.

yeah, I'm actually talking to some guys from my aunt's work who got charged and had to go to court. I haven't had much time with them, but they got out without a single charge on 'em. there's a pretty good chance I'll be in the clear, I just need to the "what to say" to get me out of it.

just deny deny deny. there is no way on earth that they can prove it was you...it's easy to fake an ip and so it could be any number of unscrupulous strangers out to pirate...but not you. you don't have to say that of course, the burden of proof is on the court just keep on denying everything. 3nodding also if you want to continue dl-ing just use a proxy. not that i would know of course xp

I use a proxy, change my IP once a week, and change my MAC address every 6 months. the cable company caught me receiving and informed the movie company, there is only one way to safely download:

you need a wireless labtop first, then go to somewhere with free wifi, then download from there. change your IP before you enter every time. that's what I'm going to do when I get back to downloading cool  

[village midget]

that is commitment!
...don't the cable company only see your ip receiving?