Is piracy a serious issue for game developers?

[The Persian]

In that case, i recommend an alignment shift over, or at least take a Core/PrC class which grants Immunity to Fear, such as Dragonslayer or Paladin, for example.

 

[Thanee]

But then I realize that I DO have other choices:
1. I could visit Europe and buy a bunch of music not available in the US.
2. I could just live without it.

3. Buy it from an european online store, that ships worldwide.
4. Buy it on european eBay.
5. Find someone (trustworthy enough) who lives in europe and let that person buy it and send it to you.

I'm sure you have even more options!

Bye
Thanee

 

[S'mon]

Yes, I would find that VERY wrong (and I wouldn't be surprised if that actually happened, since I live here in TN).
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Yeah, if you're ever going through Waynesboro, slow down well before you see the sign... it's set up on a downward slope with a slight curve, it's almost impossible to get under 30 in time AIR.

 

[Thanee]

He indicated a “friend” got it for him, as he didn’t have a credit card.

It was probably a very remote friend.

Bye
Thanee

 

[S'mon]

On the one hand, it shows that you reason at a high level of morality (see Kholbergs theory of moral reasoning). But on the other, it shows that you have figured out a way to engage in behavior that you know is wrong while maintaining your highly ethical self-concept.

I'm glad to be clear we're discussing morality & not law. I'm a Benthamite Utilitarian and a legal positivist, so I have no problem with the idea that a law can be immoral (being anti-utility); modern copyright law certainly fits that category. I think the reason why it's bad to distribute & download unauthorised Bloodstone Press products is that it does more harm than good (eg it makes you unhappy!), whereas distributing & downloading a 30 year old song does no one any harm and does good to everyone who gets enjoyment from the song.

 

[Turjan]

I don't accept the premise that it is necessarily dangerous, and would further state that I believe, in some situations, that it is actually safer.

This means you don't agree that German motorways are much safer than those in the rest of the world ? j/k

 

[Thanee]

DRM, passwords, and watermarks are NOT the answer.

Surely not.

What I hinted at is more going into the directions of 'big brother is watching you', but it would get too political to go deeper into that topic.

Bye
Thanee

 

[S'mon]

Criminal copyright infringement is certainly a crime.

Criminal anything is a crime...

 

[Sammael]

I’d love to do a search of the various p2p networks to see if any SEP’s stuff is up there.

Searching a p2p network is not illegal by any definition of the law, so I don't know what's stopping you.

I selected a couple of titles mentioned on your website and ran a search through two major p2p networks; it didn't yield any results. I don't know if this answer makes things better or worse for you. Needless to say, I didn't check the two other major sources of pirated stuff on the net, IRC and usenet, and if there are some specialized RPG p2p networks, I am unaware of them.

 

[Thanee]

This means you don't agree that German motorways are much safer than those in the rest of the world ? j/k

They have found a clever way to make our motorways safe! They put up construction sites every now and then, which drop the not very limited speed limit to 80 km/h or even 60 km/h or lower.

Bye
Thanee