And once they break one law with impunity, because neither their moral codex considers it wrong, nor the people whose opinion actually means anything to them, but they're still considered criminals due to it, it becomes much easier, "morally", to break another one.
I completely disagree with that last part. Each is a choice that stands on its own.
Um, that's pretty much exactly what I was getting at. There's things that are wrong and things that are illegal but they aren't all the same things. There are things that are wrong but not illegal and vice-versa. Sure there is overlap, but less correlation.
No, he's not. He jumped ship years ago and has been hanging with the reds while claiming to be "independent" ever since. He's full of shit and so are you.
It's clear to me that you have no response to my actual argument and instead can only attack me personally, a sign of a weak position. You have your opinion, I have mine, truth probably eludes both of us. Robin Hood was a criminal and a folk hero depending on who you ask. And none of it matters. I have no "feelings" on internet piracy one way or the other. All the talk of "lost sales" is complete bunk, these people aren't going to buy the product either way. I don't see anybody as being the "good guy" here, but you have obviously convinced yourself that you are the victim. Which is fine. Be victimized. Be angry. Flail around impotently as the system you choose to be a part of crumbles around you for not adapting to changing times and technologies. Or you could, you know, come up with a new idea or two yourself, try to innovate a way to advance the system and solve some of the problems, but I get the feeling that would be too much trouble for you. It's so much easier to just go on blaming those damn pirates for your misfortune for the rest of your life.
When did "intellectual property" become become a commodity rather than something inherent to a creator of a work? When did copyright become a club for corporations to beat consumers over the head rather than a privilege granted to a creator? When did patents become weapons of corporate warfare rather than protections for inventors? The original intent of these things is good and honorable, but the modern meaning has been perverted and twisted by amoral corporate entities bent on controlling and profiting off of anything they can get their tentacles on, in perpetuity. Something that intellectual property laws were supposed to prevent.
And no, software has no inherent value because it's just applied mathematics. It may perform valuable functions, but in and of itself has no value.
Without piracy there would be a lot more content producers, more competition amongst them, better and cheaper content with less restrictions. And people with jobs instead of being pirates.
The sad part is I think you actually believe that.
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shut the fuck up bonehead, go read something without pictures
We of the human race can't be bothered to think ahead, afterall, we could all die tomorrow. Kindly keep your rational thinking to yourself.
lol, thanks for the chuckle
And once they break one law with impunity, because neither their moral codex considers it wrong, nor the people whose opinion actually means anything to them, but they're still considered criminals due to it, it becomes much easier, "morally", to break another one.
I completely disagree with that last part. Each is a choice that stands on its own.
Um, that's pretty much exactly what I was getting at. There's things that are wrong and things that are illegal but they aren't all the same things. There are things that are wrong but not illegal and vice-versa. Sure there is overlap, but less correlation.
Decade? A half century at least.
;) might as well make it a clean flush
That's stupid. You're equating ignoring an unjust law with doing something immoral. Laws and morality have very little to do with one another.
No, he's not. He jumped ship years ago and has been hanging with the reds while claiming to be "independent" ever since. He's full of shit and so are you.
end times...fuck off retard. people like you are the fucking problem
STATUTE, nimrod
statue of limitations...you're your own fucking parody
That would be hilarious. I'd bet money not a one of them would pass. Imagine the news blowup on that.
Yeah, counter extremism with extremism, good fucking plan, jackass.
More like the Three Stooges version of 1984.
Yeah, keep dreaming. Right after that we can start holding them to moral standards too.
US Government: Fighting the symptoms, and not the causes. To get one vote at a time.
Of course, otherwise they might actually solve a problem or two, and we can't have that...
Just shut the fuck up
You must be a programmer ;)
It's clear to me that you have no response to my actual argument and instead can only attack me personally, a sign of a weak position. You have your opinion, I have mine, truth probably eludes both of us. Robin Hood was a criminal and a folk hero depending on who you ask. And none of it matters. I have no "feelings" on internet piracy one way or the other. All the talk of "lost sales" is complete bunk, these people aren't going to buy the product either way. I don't see anybody as being the "good guy" here, but you have obviously convinced yourself that you are the victim. Which is fine. Be victimized. Be angry. Flail around impotently as the system you choose to be a part of crumbles around you for not adapting to changing times and technologies. Or you could, you know, come up with a new idea or two yourself, try to innovate a way to advance the system and solve some of the problems, but I get the feeling that would be too much trouble for you. It's so much easier to just go on blaming those damn pirates for your misfortune for the rest of your life.
might as well be
Good, Yogi.
No it didn't
When did "intellectual property" become become a commodity rather than something inherent to a creator of a work? When did copyright become a club for corporations to beat consumers over the head rather than a privilege granted to a creator? When did patents become weapons of corporate warfare rather than protections for inventors? The original intent of these things is good and honorable, but the modern meaning has been perverted and twisted by amoral corporate entities bent on controlling and profiting off of anything they can get their tentacles on, in perpetuity. Something that intellectual property laws were supposed to prevent.
And no, software has no inherent value because it's just applied mathematics. It may perform valuable functions, but in and of itself has no value.
Without piracy there would be a lot more content producers, more competition amongst them, better and cheaper content with less restrictions. And people with jobs instead of being pirates.
The sad part is I think you actually believe that.
That's the ONLY reason? Wow, your view of humanity is even lower than mine.
To answer your question, artists don't produce anything necessary for continued survival. Art is not only subjective, it's luxury.