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<blockquote data-quote="unan oranis" data-source="post: 4744092" data-attributes="member: 65462"><p>Number 1 and 2 are the reasons I dont pirate, and the reasons I do pirate.</p><p></p><p></p><p>#1 Moral:</p><p></p><p>When I purchase an item I could have easily pirated, its for the same reason I pay for a candy bar I could have easily pocketed. </p><p></p><p>Just seems juvenile and mildly pathetic to not pay; but not super immoral.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think the merrits/faults of "pirating" are relative to the person, product and condition of the relevant industry.</p><p></p><p>Technically, ghandi was "pirating" salt from his own countries sea-side, and with it created a campaign bent on dissolving a monopoly who's imposition was harming national wealth and culture.</p><p></p><p>Not far off the mark as an analagy to the state of the music industry today.</p><p></p><p></p><p>#2 Quality</p><p></p><p>Very much a motivater to generate my legitimate purchases; sadly this is a surprise to some producers.</p><p></p><p>I never purchase an inferior product if the pirated version is substantially better, especially in cases where some defect has been passed on to me on purpose to lower costs.</p><p></p><p>Between unplayable games and movies with advertising campaigns that cant be skipped, the consumer has been told to "sit on it and spin" when upset about the quality of the product they purchased.</p><p></p><p>Having to send a package to a manufacturer, go to a store and haggle with a customer service rep, stay on hold for forty minutes on the phone are all BRUTAL hidden costs that are very much "pirating" what little time on this earth you have.</p><p></p><p>For all the whinging about piracy ripping off the producer; only a fool would accept a double standard foisted upon them backed only by postured authority.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unan oranis, post: 4744092, member: 65462"] Number 1 and 2 are the reasons I dont pirate, and the reasons I do pirate. #1 Moral: When I purchase an item I could have easily pirated, its for the same reason I pay for a candy bar I could have easily pocketed. Just seems juvenile and mildly pathetic to not pay; but not super immoral. I think the merrits/faults of "pirating" are relative to the person, product and condition of the relevant industry. Technically, ghandi was "pirating" salt from his own countries sea-side, and with it created a campaign bent on dissolving a monopoly who's imposition was harming national wealth and culture. Not far off the mark as an analagy to the state of the music industry today. #2 Quality Very much a motivater to generate my legitimate purchases; sadly this is a surprise to some producers. I never purchase an inferior product if the pirated version is substantially better, especially in cases where some defect has been passed on to me on purpose to lower costs. Between unplayable games and movies with advertising campaigns that cant be skipped, the consumer has been told to "sit on it and spin" when upset about the quality of the product they purchased. Having to send a package to a manufacturer, go to a store and haggle with a customer service rep, stay on hold for forty minutes on the phone are all BRUTAL hidden costs that are very much "pirating" what little time on this earth you have. For all the whinging about piracy ripping off the producer; only a fool would accept a double standard foisted upon them backed only by postured authority. [/QUOTE]
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