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Why I Steal Movies (Even Ones I'm In)
Jamie found a link saying "Like a billion other people, I download things illegally. I'm also an actor, writer, and director whose income depends on revenue from DVDs, movies, and books.This leads to many conflicts in my head, in my heart, and in bars."
I recently downloaded a film I had seen as a child. I remembered it because of a link I saw on another subject, so I was curious to watch it again.
Only problem, at Amazonthe price was way more than I would be willing to spend just to watch it and I couldn't find it at my local rental store. Therefore I downloaded it.
Distributors should find the right price, I would gladly pay $1 or so to watch an old film, but $16 is outrageous.
This constant effort in changing our language is frustrating.
When you steal something you deprive the previous owner of their copy.
I just wanted to point out that this has never been universally agreed upon, not globally.
When you steel, you get something you are not entitled to have.
Some people think there's only a wrong if it deprives someone of something they are entitled to. But others think there's a wrong if someone gets something they're not entitled to.
I completely accept that there's a legitimate point over which people can disagree here. I do not accept that one side gets to unilaterally declare that their definition is the only valid one. Go ahead and say that what's under discussion is arguably not theft, but if you assert that it's flatly not theft, as a fact, well, I don't think you're being completely reasonable.