Do You Get Annoyed With Pirates?

[Jim K Global Moderator]

That's a big part of the problem. The copyright cartels are their own worst enemy. They reward their customers who buy their stuff with DRM, adverts, unskipable crap (DVD's mostly). I'll never buy anything from them ever again as long as they treat us with contempt.

^ This. DRM doesn't work, while Ubisoft servers were down...people which had downloaded the game were still playing. Ubisoft, with their DRM, does nothing more than penalize customers which paid for their product. DRM doesn't stop the people with the ability to alter the game in a way which DRM becomes irrelevant. DVDs and Blu-Rays (where you need a damn software update w/ almost every new "security feature") are just as bad with piracy warnings (and other content) and other items which can not be skipped. I've ripped my DVDs and Blu Rays to just the movie itself and prefer that over the actual physical disc.

In regards to the original topic, no pirates do not bother me. The entertainment industry with their draconian anti-piracy anti-consumer methods does however.

[DeadEndAccount]

I'm two minds of it - I am frustrated that I do the right thing and purchase all my software legally - heck, I even emailed a small developer to find out what the license conditions were because I wanted to load a piece of software of his own my laptop and desktop (he was shocked that I asked since most don't even bother asking for clarification - they just install it on multiple computers anyway). With that being said I get frustrated at software, music etc. companies who complain about piracy and yet do not provide an affordable and accessible way to purchase their products - why is it so difficult to buy and download lossless encoded out of print music for a reasonable price (there are many vinyl that are out of print)? when it comes to software - not everyone has $2000+ to purchase Creative Suite so why not offer a feature complete Creative Suite for non-profit enthusiast use?

[WisdomX]

The question of "Piracy", is applied to media across the board. My previous reply is valid for software as much as movies, and music, excetera. If you think its all about software only, you're not a proud geek like myself, but a "nerd". Which means you only look smart, and dress funny.

[simplezz]

You wouldn't steal a car - It's not stealing it's copying.

It's a parody designed to illustrate the ludicrousness of it. File-sharing isn't stealing by any definition (it's no different to lending a friend a book, movie, or mix tape/cd, which incidentally, is also technically illegal under our draconian copyright laws, bought and paid for by the copyright cartels), but the copyright cartels would have us believe it is analogous to stealing a car. The parody is just to make fun of their stupid comparisons, and how they can't be trusted or believed.

I remember (don't know if they still do) when anti-piracy propaganda before a DVD movie claimed it funds terrorism, kills bunnies etc. Basically trying to portray sharing of content as evil incarnate and to frighten people. That's copyright cartel's aim.

[Growled Member]

For the most part I dont care what other people do as long as they don't bother me with it.