a logical explanation for piracy?

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  • harvey
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2001
    • 9266

    #1

    a logical explanation for piracy?



    well, gotta admit this pic is damn right
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  • kane
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Aug 2001
    • 20684

    #2
    More like:

    Cost of movie for pirate = Zero.

    Cost of movie for paying customer = normally $10 - $20

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    • TeenCat
      Too lazy to set a koala
      • Jan 2007
      • 16139

      #3
      this is exactly right, i feel more guilty watching my original dvds than downloaded movies ...

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      • CurrentlySober
        Too lazy to wipe my ass
        • Aug 2002
        • 38940

        #4
        True story (But abridged) along similar lines

        about 6 years ago, I was doing IT for a manufacturing company in San Diego. They had 3 offices and 2 satellite locations. In total about 18 computers, in diff rooms / physical locations.

        Microsoft office - Fully Legit and paid for - Started misbehaving.

        After 3 days of calls to microsoft, it sill would not work, and we decided to do a full re-install. Despite having bought the orig discs etc, the SNs would not be accepted. Again, another couple of days of phone calls. No joy.

        Solution? I D/L a copy from Pirate bay and intall that instead. No SN needed and the orig issue is resolved.

        Never did get to re-install the paid versions. Microsoft stopped returning phone calls.

        Piracy (in THIS case) > Legit software


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        • martinsc
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jun 2005
          • 27047

          #5
          Make Money

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          • DamianJ
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jul 2006
            • 15808

            #6
            Well dur.

            We've fisted our customers for YEARS and are now surprised they turn to file sharing?

            Think about it. Dialers, CJs, malware, card banging, prechecked hidden xsales, download managers, content rotation etc etc etc

            Dur.

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            • u-Bob
              there's no $$$ in porn
              • Jul 2005
              • 33063

              #7
              Personally I almost never buy DVDs and every time when I do buy one I am instantly reminded of why I hate those thing so much and why I almost never buy them anymore.

              you buy some series DVD set. Every 3 or 4 episodes you need to get up and insert another DVD. Every time you insert another DVD you get the same annoying clip about how piracy is bad. Every episode starts with the same annoying clip/logo of whoever produced the show....

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              • Barefootsies
                Choice is an Illusion
                • Feb 2005
                • 42635

                #8
                Originally posted by harvey


                well, gotta admit this pic is damn right
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                • iggysick
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 8743

                  #9
                  money,money and money

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                  • Babaganoosh
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                    • Nov 2001
                    • 15841

                    #10
                    I love how they make excuses for why they steal but the one and only reason is they don't want to spend any money.
                    I like pie.

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                    • Klen
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 32235

                      #11
                      Strange in most cases except fbi warning it's goes straight to menu.

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                      • u-Bob
                        there's no $$$ in porn
                        • Jul 2005
                        • 33063

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Babaganoosh
                        I love how they make excuses for why they steal but the one and only reason is they don't want to spend any money.
                        Personally i don't buy DVDs because they as a medium suck compared to VOD.

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                        • czarina
                          Webmaster Extraordinaire
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 10752

                          #13
                          haha, that is great!!!!! so true on the unskippable trailers!

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                          • bronco67
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 29032

                            #14
                            As I've been running my animation business for the last few years, I've been slowly getting legit with all of my software, and even buying some new ones along the way. I finally made a $3800 purchase to make every software I use in my business 100% legit and owned by me.

                            I can honestly say that it's been more of a hassle, dealing with licensing issues, registrations, etc -- but I sleep better at night knowing that I'm not a thief. It's also nice to know that the software police won't come knocking at my door(not that it ever happens to anyone).

                            The last, and most important thing is that the people that make my software which is indispensable to my business are getting paid for their efforts, to keep improving the tools -- and stay in business themselves.

                            Same for the movies. Who's going to make your movies or porn you love so much if you don't give the artists the money to keep making them? It's a simple concept, and anyone that doesn't understand that is a fucking dunce, or just wants to bury their head in the sand and expect someone else to pay for the impact of their theft.
                            Last edited by bronco67; 04-22-2011, 07:41 AM.

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                            • woj
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                              • Jul 2002
                              • 47882

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Babaganoosh
                              I love how they make excuses for why they steal but the one and only reason is they don't want to spend any money.
                              you are right...
                              but you must admit it's a bit twisted that legal copy is inferior to the pirated one...
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                              • bronco67
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Dec 2006
                                • 29032

                                #16
                                By the way, if you can't skip the trailers with the "skip" button, you can always fast forward through them in a couple of seconds. It's not that big of an inconvenience.

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                                • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                                  (felis madjewicus)
                                  • Jul 2006
                                  • 20368

                                  #17
                                  $0 and a 10-2min download VS $20-30 and a 10 minute drive to the video store

                                  Wanna guess which one I take every time?

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                                  • seeandsee
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                                    • Mar 2006
                                    • 50945

                                    #18
                                    we are all now one big network of tubes :D
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                                    • HomerSimpson
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                                      • Sep 2005
                                      • 13826

                                      #19


                                      I personally like going to movies/theater...
                                      Never watch movies in home, on rarely on TV (because of commercials) and never buy DVDs since after I watch it it became junk that second...
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                                      • Rochard
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                                        • Dec 2001
                                        • 75733

                                        #20
                                        I have to admit I'm on too keen (yes I said keen) on watching their ads for other movies. I tend to pop a DVD in, and then go pee or make popcorn.
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