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Originally posted by erotictrance:
In this case, some people are arguing piracy is necessary to generate business.
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I think you are indirectly putting words into my mouth -- but as long as you are going to take the piracy angle -- what is the end result of online piracy?
A proliferation of sharing of something over the internet... Why does piracy exist at all?
When Bill Gates was in college, he was the first person to code a basic interpreter for the Altair... He was charging $70. He hardly made any money -- the tapes of his code were stolen at a convention by some angry hackers. Bill Gates was pissed off -- he whined and moaned in the trade magazines -- everyone laughed at him. Another programmer came out with a BASIC and charged only $2 -- it was easier for someone to pay the $2 than it was to steal the code. The programmer that charged the $2 made a hell of a lot more money than Bill Gates -- several people even sent more than $2 with thank you notes! Do you think Bill Gates learned a valuable lesson there? Hell yes.
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Originally posted by erotictrance:
I often wonder about people who say piracy is so great.
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Who said this? Did anyone say piracy was great? My main point is that the internet = sharing... That is why it has become so popular. Everyone is bitching and moaning about copyrights -- don't they realize that nobody would pay for internet access if there wasn't a lot of free stuff?! Hell no.
Wouuld anyone use ICQ if it wasn't free? Hell no. Would anyone use email if it wasn't free? Hell no. Would anyone be on GFY if it wasn't free? Hell no.
Give me a fucking break -- you all pretend like you've inherited the Earth -- like it's your God given right to deserve $32,768.00 for your licensed porno pics... and if anyone copies your pics -- then you are losing $12,345.00. Get real.
Go Fuck Yourselves.
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