Gaming [Q] Why do people pirate?

[filfat]

Well, gonna add you to the list of people I've blocked, enjoy! Sorry, don't care. Stay the hell away from me, okay?

Edit:
Lavanoid Sorry, don't give a shit, I have my opinions, I can hack my consoles, and you people can't tell us what to do, sorry.

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lalalalalal cant hear you. (impression)

 

[the_randomizer]

No, 1.) Legal in my region. 2.) I PAYED for my console, so I'm entitled to do what I wan't with it as long as it's not pirating.

Sorry, I've given up listening to this joke of a thread.

 

[Lavanoid]

No 1. You don't live where I do, No. 2, you can't stop those who live in the US from hacking their consoles. And no. 3, stop this bullshit, we get it, you're annoyed over piracy.



Dude, no one gives a shit about what you say.

No, I can't stop anyone from pirating or hacking. I'm just justifying the truth. People should go by the rules of where they live and follow the national laws too. Not to mention that you agreed to the Licence and Agreement when you first bought your console.

 

[Nemix77]

One word really...Capitalism!

 

[Lavanoid]

No 1. You don't live where I do, No. 2, you can't stop those who live in the US from hacking their consoles. And no. 3, stop, we get it.



Dude, stay away from me, okay?

Neither is it nice to take something that RIGHTFULLY belongs to someone else.

 

[dauphin327]

No, 1.) Legal in my region. 2.) I PAYED for my console, so I'm entitled to do what I wan't with it as long as it's not pirating.

Try to hack it & end up like Kim Dotcom vs US Gov...

 

[the_randomizer]

Neither is it nice to take something that RIGHTFULLY belongs to someone else.

I really really don't care anymore.

 

[Catastrophic]

Ah but there is - if you really wanted the baloon, you would've paid for it. If you couldn't copy it but you really wanted it, you'd pay for it.

Which is why I pay for games I really like.

Right now I'm purely assuming that the pirate would not buy the balloon otherwise. Therefore no damage is done. Is it morally wrong? Maybe. Maybe not. There are all kinds of factors that would determine that; fiances, importing etc. I'm simply saying that it's not as black and white as it seems.

 

[Ra1d]

No 1. You don't live where I do, No. 2, you can't stop those who live in the US from hacking their consoles. And no. 3, stop this bullshit, we get it, you're annoyed over piracy.



Dude, no one gives a shit about what you say. Stay away from me, okay?

Dude, he keeps contradicting himself over and over, first he and his buddy fitfat keep talking about morality, that piracy is wrong because people put so much effort into making games, and now since it turned out that his buddy is hacking a different console suddenly it's ok as long as it's legal.

@OP What about people that put so much effort into creating that precious Wii U ?Don't you care about their work ?


I don't give a damn what you hack or what you pirate, but don't go talking about moralities and what's right or wrong here, when you're so full of shit yourself.

 

[Lavanoid]

One word really...Capitalism!

Enjoy it while it lasts dude, I'm sure you'll be forced to either pay for games, one day or do something else with your life - perhaps spend it in prison if you want.

All it takes is Nintendo to work in conjunction with your ISP and they'll be banging on your door if they find out.

Dude, he keeps contradicting himself over and over, first he and his buddy fitfat keep talking about morality, that piracy is wrong because people put so much effort into making games, and now since it turned out that his buddy is hacking a different console suddenly it's ok as long as it's legal.

@OP What about people that put so much effort into creating that precious Wii U ?Don't you care about their work ?


I don't give a damn what you hack or what you pirate, but don't go talking about moralities and what's right or wrong here, when you're so full of shit yourself.

Ah, but we do - that's why we don't steal from them - we give them our money and we don't take what doesn't belong to us. If someone stole everything you had and you couldn't do anything about it - what would you do? You'd feel pretty pissed of.

 

[the_randomizer]

Enjoy it while it lasts dude, I'm sure you'll be forced to either pay for games, one day or do something else with your life - perhaps spend it in prison if you want.

All it takes is Nintendo to work in conjunction with your ISP and they'll be banging on your door if they find out.

I'm sure that's all it takes Enjoy your internet white knighting lessons over there in jolly ol England.

 

[filfat]

Dude, he keeps contradicting himself over and over, first he and his buddy fitfat keep talking about morality, that piracy is wrong because people put so much effort into making games, and now since it turned out that his buddy is hacking a different console suddenly it's ok as long as it's legal.

@OP What about people that put so much effort into creating that precious Wii U ?Don't you care about their work ?


I don't give a damn what you hack or what you pirate, but don't go talking about moralities and what's right or wrong here, when you're so full of shit yourself.

Its always been legal to do legal stuff... But piracy isn't one of them.

 

[the_randomizer]

Hahaha. Is that racism I hear? A shame how such a great country such as the U.S has such a bitch like yourself.

That's not racism, look up the term "White Knight" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=White Knight Syndrome Stop being prudish.
You sycophants are all the same

Do a favor and look up the definition before using ad hominem.

 

[FAST6191]

Wrong again. The money they get back for the game goes towards the purchase of another game - so the devs benefit. The profit gained, helps feed the peoples families who work at the renting company. Seriously - how inconsiderate can you get?

You ought to actually look at the legal issues surrounding renting copyrighted materials before spouting off; it might help you look less of a fool. Alternatively assuming rental is all free and clear from said legal issues, a rather big assumption on par with the hypothetical of no piracy but hey, then if I pirate a new £60 release and eventually pick it up for £10 a few years later am I forgiven for effectively losing £50 (less cuts and whatever) for the devs? If not then there is a certain loss or time delay payment issue.

http://www.copyright.gov/reports/software_ren.html
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2mp4t4h9
http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/1141428985546d4dc1361d7.pdf
http://www.smh.com.au/small-busines...ash-over-textbook-rentals-20130402-2h4si.html
http://www.artquest.org.uk/articles/view/renting_art_borrowers_and_lenders_beware
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ught-in-US-illegal-HC/articleshow/4452584.cms

That would appear to cover various aspects of renting copyrighted material in the US, Japan, the UK, Australia and India. Games can vary under this, and indeed the software part of the US does specifically mention games (or at least games for games consoles, whatever they may be) being an exception.

 

[Catastrophic]

This isn't really a discussion anymore.

 

[Lavanoid]

That's not racism, genius, look up the term White Knight http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=White Knight Syndrome Stop being a jerk.

Oh, no - its not "White Knight" that I'm referring to. You seem to be doing that typical "Londoner expression" - "Jolly Old England"; neither am I a Londoner -

 

[Nemix77]

Enjoy it while it lasts dude, I'm sure you'll be forced to either pay for games, one day or do something else with your life - perhaps spend it in prison if you want.

All it takes is Nintendo to work in conjunction with your ISP and they'll be banging on your door if they find out.

And you of all people haven't noticed that World economy is collapsing...the USA's debt alone is close to 20 trillion dollars and Europe isn't that much better either.

Gas prices are going down and interest rates have been near zero for the last 6 years, a big bubble is about to burst and this has been was planned and known all long by the Global Elites.

 

[Lavanoid]

You ought to actually look at the legal issues surrounding renting copyrighted materials before spouting off; it might help you look less of a fool. Alternatively assuming rental is all free and clear from said legal issues, a rather big assumption on par with the hypothetical of no piracy but hey, then if I pirate a new £60 release and eventually pick it up for £10 a few years later am I forgiven for effectively losing £50 (less cuts and whatever) for the devs? If not then there is a certain loss or time delay payment issue.

http://www.copyright.gov/reports/software_ren.html
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2mp4t4h9
http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/1141428985546d4dc1361d7.pdf
http://www.smh.com.au/small-busines...ash-over-textbook-rentals-20130402-2h4si.html
http://www.artquest.org.uk/articles/view/renting_art_borrowers_and_lenders_beware
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ught-in-US-illegal-HC/articleshow/4452584.cms

That would appear to cover various aspects of renting copyrighted material in the US, Japan, the UK, Australia and India. Games can vary under this, and indeed the software part of the US does specifically mention games (or at least games for games consoles, whatever they may be) being an exception.

Then why would you rent a item from someone when it isn't legal? Fool.

And you of all people haven't noticed that World economy is collapsing...the USA's debt alone is close to 20 trillion dollars and Europe isn't that much better either.

Gas prices are going down and interest rates have been near zero for the last 6 years, a big bubble is about to burst and this has been was planned all along.

Perhaps - then why would you waste time playing games, when you could be more productive? You waste electricity powering you consoles, PC's etc... What a way to spend your cash...

 

[Ra1d]

Its always been legal to do legal stuff... But piracy isn't one of them.

So you're saying you wouldn't be hacking Wii U if it was illegal ?

 

[filfat]

This isn't really a discussion anymore.

Sadly not :/ ive been trying to have a real discussion the whole time, didnt really work out. :/