Hairy Munky wrote:
People are forgetting about downloading songs/films/games online for free, that's all stealing.
I download songs quite often.
Yah you raise a good point. I call it a "test run" over stealing though. If i like the song/film I'll go and buy it. I admit rarely however do i like it enough to pay. I've only ever pirated games that are so old that i can't buy them anywhere or i previously owned them but the disc got ruined/lost. And a more recent game because the **** deserved it.
Reason why i don't bother with games is because i get a demo i can see how the mechanics work and if I'll enjoy it. A single from an album does not represent the rest of the album and a films trailer only ever shows the good bits anyway.
I think some might call this trying to justify my thieving ways so it's ok to do and it is. And they do make it ok to do. Music is much better now that i can buy tracks for 59p or whatever it is but films still have the problem of forcing me to go to a cinema to watch when I've got a lovely big HD tv at home that would work just as well. So I'll keep living up to my name and being a pirate. Yarg.