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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 107592" data-attributes="member: 1054">Well, do you ASK THE OWNER OF THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE FIRST??? If yes, then, you're not a thief. If no -- if you just hop in the car because you &quot;might buy it someday&quot;, then, yes, you are.As for the radio -- uhm, dude, the people who own the radio station bought the song and pay the record company.If these are the best examples you can come up with, your logic is as poor as your ethics.If I'm uncertain about whether or not to buy a book, I read reviews, ask around on the net, or, you know, flip through the book in the game store. I don't slip the book into my briefcase, take it home, read it, then decide to pay for it or not.Sheesh.If you're going to steal, at least be man enough to admit. I have stolen plenty of software in my day -- but I never once claimed it wasn't theft. My generation, we were crooks and proud of it! Kids these days, all full of namby-pamby feel-goodism, can't even admit to themselves that they're stealing.When you download or distribute copyrighted works against the wishes of the copyright holders, you're stealing, period, full stop. If you don't want to think of yourself as thief, stop stealing. Simple, really.(And, BTW:Total illegally downloaded MP3s on my system:0Total downloaded copyrighted game books on my system:0Total pirated computer games on my system:0)(Of course, this won't matter. Thieves have a wonderful double standard when it comes to things like this:Thief:Oh, so you have no stolen goods?Person:YesThief:Well, you're just as bad as me!OrPerson:NoThief:Well, you're just a goody two shoes narc, and I don't care.)Losers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 107592, member: 1054"] Well, do you ASK THE OWNER OF THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE FIRST??? If yes, then, you're not a thief. If no -- if you just hop in the car because you "might buy it someday", then, yes, you are. As for the radio -- uhm, dude, the people who own the radio station bought the song and pay the record company. If these are the best examples you can come up with, your logic is as poor as your ethics. If I'm uncertain about whether or not to buy a book, I read reviews, ask around on the net, or, you know, flip through the book in the game store. I don't slip the book into my briefcase, take it home, read it, then decide to pay for it or not. Sheesh. If you're going to steal, at least be man enough to admit. I have stolen plenty of software in my day -- but I never once claimed it wasn't theft. My generation, we were crooks and proud of it! Kids these days, all full of namby-pamby feel-goodism, can't even admit to themselves that they're stealing. When you download or distribute copyrighted works against the wishes of the copyright holders, you're stealing, period, full stop. If you don't want to think of yourself as thief, stop stealing. Simple, really. (And, BTW: Total illegally downloaded MP3s on my system:0 Total downloaded copyrighted game books on my system:0 Total pirated computer games on my system:0) (Of course, this won't matter. Thieves have a wonderful double standard when it comes to things like this: Thief:Oh, so you have no stolen goods? Person:Yes Thief:Well, you're just as bad as me! Or Person:No Thief:Well, you're just a goody two shoes narc, and I don't care.) Losers. [/QUOTE]

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