04-03-2016, 03:40 PM
Well I can't say I read EVERYTHING above but well, read a fair but and go the general gist. Anyways, here's my 2 pence on the whole thing.
Sometimes piracy doesn't matter, even if it's not morally right. For example if someone downloads something they would never pay for (the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot or Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure for the PSP) then sure it's not morally right - but if you was never going to put any amount of money towards them ayway I find it hard to say it's wrong. It's not like you're taking anything away from those companies.
Another form of piracy I have no issue is is downloading something you already own. Before Monster Hunter Unite introduced installs Monster Portable had terrible loading times. To get passed this I downloaded the game (using my own UMD to make the copy). Technically I believe this would be illegal. Even though I still had the UMD in the PSP (because, hell, what else would I be playing?) I'm not sure what the legal side of the situation is.
As for sprites. You know, technically, yeah they are copyrighted and I'm sure if Nintendo or whoever REALLY wanted to they could remove them from the internet. But well, they don't loose any money because of them. Now if someone takes a load of sprites and makes a paid for iOS game - then that should be illegal. Hell even if they made a free game it should be wrong. But just how a photo of Mona Lisa isn't stealing either is displaying sprites. Basically sprites themselves aren't illegal, it's more what's done with them. Things like Dorkly's funny sprite videos are a huge grey area, and in that kind of situation I think it's really up to the company. Though from a legal standpoint it may avoid copyright law as they are being used for an completely different purpose and possibly protected by parody laws.
Sometimes piracy doesn't matter, even if it's not morally right. For example if someone downloads something they would never pay for (the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot or Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure for the PSP) then sure it's not morally right - but if you was never going to put any amount of money towards them ayway I find it hard to say it's wrong. It's not like you're taking anything away from those companies.
Another form of piracy I have no issue is is downloading something you already own. Before Monster Hunter Unite introduced installs Monster Portable had terrible loading times. To get passed this I downloaded the game (using my own UMD to make the copy). Technically I believe this would be illegal. Even though I still had the UMD in the PSP (because, hell, what else would I be playing?) I'm not sure what the legal side of the situation is.
As for sprites. You know, technically, yeah they are copyrighted and I'm sure if Nintendo or whoever REALLY wanted to they could remove them from the internet. But well, they don't loose any money because of them. Now if someone takes a load of sprites and makes a paid for iOS game - then that should be illegal. Hell even if they made a free game it should be wrong. But just how a photo of Mona Lisa isn't stealing either is displaying sprites. Basically sprites themselves aren't illegal, it's more what's done with them. Things like Dorkly's funny sprite videos are a huge grey area, and in that kind of situation I think it's really up to the company. Though from a legal standpoint it may avoid copyright law as they are being used for an completely different purpose and possibly protected by parody laws.