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  • booker
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2002
    • 1370
    #1

    Software - Register or Pirate?

    Everyone who has had a computer and not used AOL for more than a year or two has come across pirated software.. everything from simple thumbnail proggies to Macromedia packages (Flash/Dreamweaver/etc) and Photoshop.

    When you start out in this business, getting your skills down and such, I'm sure a lot of people used pirated or cracked versions, but at what point do you decide to go the honest route and pay for licensed copies of the software that makes you the big bucks?

    Is it commonplace in the industry to be honest and register these products or does no one really care or does no one really talk about it?
    Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq)
    "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."
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    • playa
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2001
      • 6432
      #2
      someone is feeling guilty,,

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        • booker
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2002
          • 1370
          #3
          hehe.. maybe! Nah, just curious. and of course there are legal issues, I mean it's hard to "prove" that program you used to develop certain images or websites, but nevertheless there are programmers and engineers who are working very hard to develop those software tools, and don't they deserve their slice of the pie as well?
          Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq)
          "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

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            • JFPdude
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2002
              • 4027
              #4
              I don't know about anybody else but I have written shareware in the past so I have this thing about registering everything I use.

              Also I'm already in the porn business so when they come in and raid me I like to have everything legit.

              Call me paranoid but thats the way it is.

              Besides if you like a product and you register it that mean the company that made it has more money to develop better products.

              Also software is a good write off. My account loves software reciepts

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                • booker
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1370
                  #5
                  Good to hear JFP.. having everything on the up and up is certainly one less thing to worry about, and if you have the ball rolling then paying for the software you use, and getting the product support that comes with it, is far and beyond worth it.
                  Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq)
                  "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

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                    • quiet
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                      • Sep 2001
                      • 25115
                      #6
                      click here
                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                        • jimmyf
                          OU812
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 12651
                          #7
                          Originally posted by booker

                          Is it commonplace in the industry to be honest and register these products?
                          For most people this is true... But you will find on this board a shit pot of people that do not think it's wrong to steal music (just ask'm).... Music is the same as software and the same as those porn pictures you buy, with MONEY.
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                            • booker
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 1370
                              #8
                              Originally posted by quiet
                              click here
                              damn.. there's really nothing new under the sun.
                              Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq)
                              "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

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                                • ControlThy
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2002
                                  • 1909
                                  #9
                                  I can understand why people use illegal software, the prices charged by software companies are ridiculous. 600 USD for a piece of software is unbelieveable.

                                  Same goes with music, the music industry still does not want to accept that everyone downloads music of the internet because its too expensive to buy everything.

                                  Is it right or wrong?

                                  Not my call to make, the law says its wrong though.
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                                    • DjSap
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 3869
                                      #10
                                      adult biz progs = registered
                                      non adult = cracked
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                                        • booker
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jul 2002
                                          • 1370
                                          #11
                                          it's funny... you mention a $600 program being a lot.

                                          In my engineering experience, I've worked with software packages that have cost over $140,000 US.. and if you look around, a lot of times you can find a cracked or unlicensed copy floating around.
                                          Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq)
                                          "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

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                                            • JFPdude
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2002
                                              • 4027
                                              #12
                                              Heh quick books pro enterprise edition which I use here cost 3k for the registration.

                                              $150 a year for tax updates too.

                                              $600.00 software isn't all that expensive it's a business expense.

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