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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7522507"><p>Interesting. You are being a bit sanctimonious about morality/ethics, and yet you seem skeptical that some of us may choose to act ethically even when nobody's watching and there's no impact on anybody's sales.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I actually use lots of those other resources (subclasses, monsters, etc.) AND I purchase the books. I also download PDFs of other games, in order to see what they are like (sort of like flipping through a book in a bookstore.) If I like them (whether or not I will get around to playing them) I buy them. If I really like them I'll buy the book, not just the PDF, to support the authors.</p><p></p><p>I would never buy most of these without a chance to peruse first.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Excuse me for a moment while I try to excavate the words that have been put into my mouth.</p><p></p><p>I dislike the word theft because nothing has been stolen. You cannot point to a single thing that the "owner" (of a right to distribute, not even to a physical object) has lost. You suspect revenues are lost, but my hypothesis about why revenues are gained is equally valid.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, it's not theft. It's copyright infringement.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you actually reading what I take the time to write? I feel that using illegally distributed content <strong>can be</strong> morally acceptable. It depends on the circumstances, as I've tried very hard to convey. I refuse to accept that any violation of a law is automatically morally objectionable when the law in question is written for the exclusive benefit of, and is the result of heavy lobbying by, large corporations. (And that's coming from an enthusiastic free market capitalist.)</p><p></p><p>(P.S. I'm not going to report this post, but you're getting very close to attacking me personally with snarky conclusions about my morality.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7522507"] Interesting. You are being a bit sanctimonious about morality/ethics, and yet you seem skeptical that some of us may choose to act ethically even when nobody's watching and there's no impact on anybody's sales. I actually use lots of those other resources (subclasses, monsters, etc.) AND I purchase the books. I also download PDFs of other games, in order to see what they are like (sort of like flipping through a book in a bookstore.) If I like them (whether or not I will get around to playing them) I buy them. If I really like them I'll buy the book, not just the PDF, to support the authors. I would never buy most of these without a chance to peruse first. Excuse me for a moment while I try to excavate the words that have been put into my mouth. I dislike the word theft because nothing has been stolen. You cannot point to a single thing that the "owner" (of a right to distribute, not even to a physical object) has lost. You suspect revenues are lost, but my hypothesis about why revenues are gained is equally valid. So, yeah, it's not theft. It's copyright infringement. Are you actually reading what I take the time to write? I feel that using illegally distributed content [B]can be[/B] morally acceptable. It depends on the circumstances, as I've tried very hard to convey. I refuse to accept that any violation of a law is automatically morally objectionable when the law in question is written for the exclusive benefit of, and is the result of heavy lobbying by, large corporations. (And that's coming from an enthusiastic free market capitalist.) (P.S. I'm not going to report this post, but you're getting very close to attacking me personally with snarky conclusions about my morality.) [/QUOTE]
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