BF2S Forums Digital piracy, your thoughts please

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

It would be easier if more companies could distribute cut-down versions of their software on a freeware, personal use basis.
Then there'd be less incentive to hack the full version and people could get experience which will make them more inclined to buy for professional use.

I agree. The only happy medium between software such as Photoshop CS5 and the crippled Photoshop Elements is legally accessible only to students and teachers. An Adobe Creative Suite licensed for home and recreational users priced at around $600 under the stipulation that it is not used to create media to sell would do much to quell piracy of $3000 software. As it is now, Photoshop CS5's straight up box is valued at around $650.

11 Bravo wrote:

right so i went to the theater to see true grit.  so i can just walk into best buy and grab it off the shelf and walk out without paying...yes?

oh i also went to a metallica concert once so im gonna go take the cd off the shelf also.  cool?

At a theater, you can walk out during a showing and demand your money back without issue. Have fun returning keyed computer software to Best Buy or Target. Even if they take it, you usually have to endure the scrutiny of the eye of Sauron.

People are still not entirely convinced of the ethical congruity between physical and virtual duplication. That's why they call it a debate.

And to turn the parties around on your scenarios: "people are pirating my software so I'm going to implement frustrating punitive measures only present in non-cracked versions of the program."

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

It would be easier if more companies could distribute cut-down versions of their software on a freeware, personal use basis.
Then there'd be less incentive to hack the full version and people could get experience which will make them more inclined to buy for professional use.

I agree. The only happy medium between software such as Photoshop CS5 and the crippled Photoshop Elements is legally accessible only to students and teachers. An Adobe Creative Suite licensed for home and recreational users priced at around $600 under the stipulation that it is not used to create media to sell would do much to quell piracy of $3000 software. As it is now, Photoshop CS5's straight up box is valued at around $650.

11 Bravo wrote:

right so i went to the theater to see true grit.  so i can just walk into best buy and grab it off the shelf and walk out without paying...yes?

oh i also went to a metallica concert once so im gonna go take the cd off the shelf also.  cool?

At a theater, you can walk out during a showing and demand your money back without issue. Have fun returning keyed computer software to Best Buy or Target. Even if they take it, you usually have to endure the scrutiny of the eye of Sauron.

People are still not entirely convinced of the ethical congruity between physical and virtual duplication. That's why they call it a debate.

And to turn the parties around on your scenarios: "people are pirating my software so I'm going to implement frustrating punitive measures only present in non-cracked versions of the program."

Last edited by 11 Bravo (2011-03-02 20:29:25)

11 Bravo wrote:

it was quite obvious.  no need to be a huge fucking douche.

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

But pirating games and music when you have an established income and they are so cheap nowadays is incredibly petty.

FloppY_ wrote:

I'm sorry, but I see no development cycle that could send a software program into the operating system pricebracket...

If they sold it for half they would make up the losses in private sales easily... I don't see how it could possibly cost as much as Windows to develop...