 BF69Premium
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Camden, TN | Answer this Ok if piracy isn't theft because it's just digital and no REAL product is stolen then is it ok to sneak into a movie theater without paying as long as the movie theater is half empty thus you aren't taking away a seat from a paying customer? In either case no real product was stolen nor did you have any intention of paying for that movie either way.
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 gatorkramKaBOOM BabyPremium
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| said by BF69:Ok if piracy isn't theft because it's just digital and no REAL product is stolen then is it ok to sneak into a movie theater without paying as long as the movie theater is half empty thus you aren't taking away a seat from a paying customer? In either case no real product was stolen nor did you have any intention of paying for that movie either way. I would like someone to explain the difference Read my Let me be clear post. Everyone should read it, and own up.
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no, thats just trespassing and you can be fined. Movie theaters are protected from that sort of thing. |
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said by BF69:Ok if piracy isn't theft because it's just digital and no REAL product is stolen then is it ok to sneak into a movie theater without paying as long as the movie theater is half empty thus you aren't taking away a seat from a paying customer? In either case no real product was stolen nor did you have any intention of paying for that movie either way. I would like someone to explain the difference This is a much, much better argument than the other drunken nonsense you`ve spouted throughout this thread. If you presented arguments like this all the time people would take you more seriously.
The issue with movie theaters is that the amount of effort required to sneak into one implies the person doing this likely would have bought a ticket if he couldn`t have snuck in. Digital copyright infringement on the other hand is incredibly easy. There`s a much smaller chance the downloader would have bought the product if he couldn`t have pirated.
Some studies have estimated that only 1 in every 5000 downloads is a lost sale. When you do the math you realize it`s not nearly as big an issue as the RIAA tries to make it out to be. |
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 r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
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I read your post, but it makes no sense.
They are not losing money to pirating, nothing is being stolen or lost for them. Copying and stealing are two different things and are covered by different laws.
These companies need to stop attacking people and start coming up with ways to make their content affordable and drm free.
The only way to get people to pay for things is to make it affordable to them. If it is not at the right price then people will either download it for free or just not listen to it or watch it.
Stopping downloading will not net them any more money. They have to change their business model.
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