03-27-2016, 10:14 AM
Two wrongs don't make a right IMO. The copyright system has gotten silly and clearly needs an overhaul (this has especially become apparent with the constant bypass of "Fair Use" on YouTube) but that doesn't entitle someone to have what are (in most instances) luxury products they can't afford. Being nonessentials, how can you feel "cheated" just by not having them?
I can only find it understandable if it's prohibitively expensive (i.e. more expensive than it should be, such as some non-rereleased games because fuck paying $90 for a used copy of Path of Radiance, or a utility like Sony Vegas) or if it's content locked within something you paid for already (at that point it's not even piracy to me since you're not copying the game or content). I don't even consider it piracy if you already own the software in question either.
I can only find it understandable if it's prohibitively expensive (i.e. more expensive than it should be, such as some non-rereleased games because fuck paying $90 for a used copy of Path of Radiance, or a utility like Sony Vegas) or if it's content locked within something you paid for already (at that point it's not even piracy to me since you're not copying the game or content). I don't even consider it piracy if you already own the software in question either.