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2010-09-27
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I firmly believe that at some point within our lifetime guarding IP will become prohibitively expensive. So, for all of you pointing fingers, get off you high horses and realize how ridiculous your arguments will look when the current IP laws are discarded -- be it 5, 20, or 100 years from now. The ones that break those laws today may well be celebrated as revolutionaries tomorrow.
I refuse to cast a stone.
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2010-09-27
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So to be honest... in the past, yep. Did it. Now? For the last 12 years, I have not pirated software. Music though? Hell yeah... I have. But I also have an over 1000 CD collection that I purchased, and have been slowly transferring them to MP3's... so much so that I don't listen to what I stole while I was being stupid during my Napster days.
If you want the software, I'm quite sure there are SO MANY ways to legally get it. All you have to do sometimes is ask... surprising what it does for you.
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2010-09-27
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So that's why Picard kept saying replicated food never tasted like the original.
OTOH, end of world hunger. Solar powered sand to tasteless rice converter. OTOOH, nobody works any more.
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2010-09-27
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a) Having thousands of CDs obviously doesn't justify stealing even one right so I'm not 100% sure on why bringing that up as an argument
b) And yes, of course there may well be options and all one has to do is ask - but the same was probably also the case when you pirated yourself. The point is, I don't see why people feel that they have this right to be SO hard on people pirating today (individuals or in general) - if they have done it themselves in the past. These people may well be in exactly the same 'phase' as you yourself were when you committed the same acts.
It's obviously possible that there is a fair level of projection/deflection going on as the issue hits so close to home.
Sad really.
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2010-09-27
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2010-09-27
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I think you should be the first revolutionary and work for free. Be the example for the rest of us! :-)
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2010-09-27
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That I agree with 100%. But when I read posts like "they can afford to buy McDonalds and beer but they pirate software" (not a direct quote) I find those comments to be very hypocritical if coming from someone who have pirated himself. Anyway, I think the discussion is rather circular and I got an early morning.
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2010-09-27
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The product of my work is IP, and I voluntarily give away the copyright. Even more, it is in my best interest if anyone has free access to my works. I still do not work for free.
I did not say I have a complete business model where IP is free to everyone -- I merely pointed out that the current situation, where you can simply replicate your works and expect a return from each copy, has not been very long in existence, and will likely not remain much longer in existence.
Earlier on this thread, others gave good examples of professions that stopped being profitable. I am sorry to repeat that, but those who solely rely on selling IP may be practicing such a profession.
A minor note -- I don't understand why you should use Star Treck as an example -- we have a good example here on Earth, it's called Communism, and we all know how that went. I am not suggesting we try that, I am suggesting though that the economy laws of capitalism will likely do away with IP, so that Capitalism can develop further.
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2010-09-27
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He is saying from the perspective of the creator - it still feels as if you have stolen something from them. Even if it's not classified as "theft".
similar to theft/piracy.
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This whole slander/rape analogy is lost on me... they aren't remotely similar to theft/piracy.
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