Yeah because you can only find pirated copies on stores. (Expect for some specific softwares like Nod32). It is not only piracy fault (without piracy we even couldn't have a Windows!). I think the main reason is that we are not connected to international credit networks.And how is that the fault of piracy rather than of too low pricing?
Yeah because you can only find pirated copies on stores. (Expect for some specific softwares like Nod32). It is not only piracy fault (without piracy we even couldn't have a Windows!). I think the main reason is that we are not connected to international credit networks.And how is that the fault of piracy rather than of too low pricing?
Yeah because you can only find pirated copies on stores. (Expect for some specific softwares like Nod32). It is not only piracy fault (without piracy we even couldn't have a Windows!). I think the main reason is that we are not connected to international credit networks.And how is that the fault of piracy rather than of too low pricing?
Won't that be restored now? Or was that some unilateral arm-twisting by the U.S. with Swift and the banks, and not part of the agreement.
Also, Charles-cgr even went as far as going on the pirate bay and posting that he is an indie developer and to please stop pirating his games. I know because I tried pirating his game a few years ago. Never ended up doing it. So I bought it instead.
Ah, right. I forgot about Eastern Europe and selling pirated copies on the street or even in stores.
And copyright laws here only protects iranian softwares
Piracy is completely fine. It doesn't hurt devs at all.
A pal of mine has never bought a single game in his life, he's a prolific pirate who pirates everything, and if a game can't be pirated he'll just skip it. But because he plays so many games he tends to give recommendations to his friends, who sometimes buy a game based on his recommendation.
Therefore, his piracy actually adds to the company's profit, rather than detract from it.
Essentials are much more than "getting fed every day". Types of food, one's individual parameters are very important.Food. I can't say much about food because I am of the opinion that everybody should have food on their tables and it should be a human right. Naive dreams and illusions. What I'm trying to get to is that if someone is hungry and needs food, they should be given food. Let them steal, or provide food banks, food stamps and soup kitchens for those that require it the most. Although, that can easily turn into an abusive relationship where the needy goes where food is provided every day, but no attempts are made at any progress in their own lives (I'm speaking of homeless, I was homeless in Boulder, Colorado for just 2 months during a summer. I understand a lot of people live like that all the time). We went and ate the food, then went our way.
LIES LIESNo programs to help anyone get out of the bad circle, no one to help with a job, or to get contacts, or to get education or anything. No therapy or aid. Just foodLIES LIES*. I was grateful, of course, but I always knew I was going to back to Sweden, none of the others were. I also hope you understand that "nutrition" is a variable meant to represent "food in your stomach" or "food on your table". Not just "survival" and "essentials" but getting fed every day. Some of my past friends stole food, even though they had a job (not a well paying one) and an apartment. They didn't quite steal because they were starving, but just to be stocked enough.
That's why it's called copyright violation.I do believe that piracy is a kind of theft. I understand the by possession, we are talking about the right and authority to use something. Theft therefore is not to be understood as the privation of something from his rightful owner, but rather as the infringement of the owner's authority without his knowledge. Thus, it is still a theft to take something without permission even if it is replaced before the owner could notice, although this would be far less bad than simply stealing.
Still, as long as pirating goes against the rightful authority of whatever company to control the copies of their games, I do believe it to be theft. I do think that the authority these big companies hold over games might be exaggerated, however. In particular, I believe the current laws for public domain take too long to go into effect. But this isn't enough grounds to deny their rights to their own products.
That's pretty much what happened to me when I was working/discovered shoutbox.It's hard to imagine people with careers writing a lot of these posts. Personally, time is limited.
Nice way of stopping money from leaking to the privileged west.Yeah because you can only find pirated copies on stores. (Expect for some specific softwares like Nod32). It is not only piracy fault (without piracy we even couldn't have a Windows!). I think the main reason is that we are not connected to international credit networks.And how is that the fault of piracy rather than of too low pricing?
Won't that be restored now? Or was that some unilateral arm-twisting by the U.S. with Swift and the banks, and not part of the agreement.
Because no one cared about this here. Everyone is happy with this situations because this logic : "Why connect to network and pay money to foreigners when we can use pirated games and softwares? ".
And copyright laws here only protects iranian softwares
Nah, they still exist, at least in Russia/Ukraine.Ah, right. I forgot about Eastern Europe and selling pirated copies on the street or even in stores.
In EE there is no stores with pirated games for maybe 10 years.They were never that big anyway,most of the shit was done in internet cafes,you go with your cd say what game you want and they make it for around 10$.But since better internet became available cheap they all bankrupted as the next thing was local severs with games/films/music provided by the ISP themselves lol ,then torrents happen.
Nah, they still exist, at least in Russia/Ukraine.
The one not so far from my office is pretty crowded, actually. Indeed, there are dumbfucks willing to pay $$$ for (obviously) pirated games instead of torrenting them.
Last time I checked, most good ISPs in Ukraine offered a suitable connection for 100 uah/month (average person earns from 3k or 4k uah per month). Installation is pretty expensive with some ISPs (up to ~1.3k uah if you want to use the optic fiber cable, which wasn't so common in 2013), but most ISPs do it for a lot less (I might be wrong, but I think the price was around 100-200 uah, and some ISPs usually connect you for free if there are other users living nearby). As for games, usually the prices range from 40 to 60 uah per game. Some older games can be picked up for 15 uah. Sometimes new/popular/console releases can cost up to 80-100 uah.Nah, they still exist, at least in Russia/Ukraine.
The one not so far from my office is pretty crowded, actually. Indeed, there are dumbfucks willing to pay $$$ for (obviously) pirated games instead of torrenting them.
That's more like CIS region,how is price of internet there?They are bigass countries and I can easily see why pirate stores still would making sense.
And they wonder why west puts electronic sanctions on usNice way of stopping money from leaking to the privileged west.
This makes me remember a funny story about this. There have never been a legit videogame store in my city, so I couldn't buy games even if I wanted to. But one time one of my friends told me that there is a store where you can buy games. I wanted to buy Baldur's Gate. So I went to the place and told them "hey, i heared you got Baldur's Gate, I'd like to buy it". And they were like "sure, we can burn it on a few CDs for tomorrow".Ah, right. I forgot about Eastern Europe and selling pirated copies on the street or even in stores.
In EE there is no stores with pirated games for maybe 10 years.They were never that big anyway,most of the shit was done in internet cafes,you go with your cd say what game you want and they make it for around 10$.But since better internet became available cheap they all bankrupted as the next thing was local severs with games/films/music provided by the ISP themselves lol ,then torrents happen.
I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates wouldn't buy games even if they couldn't get them for free.I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates won't buy those games.
The source for my stats are the same as yours.
But that's what I'm saying. If you can't afford to buy games at all, than pirate some games. But if you have the finances, then you are just a dick for not paying anything for them.I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates wouldn't buy games even if they couldn't get them for free.I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates won't buy those games.
The source for my stats are the same as yours.
Yes! I've always wanted to be in the 1%!
Then again, I'm probably not (aw damn), because I'm sure a lot more than 1% convert into supporting consumers when it becomes financially viable for them to do so.
And I say that if suddenly nobody could pirate games, grown up pirates with money would start to buy some games. Not all, but some. You can take this as a fact. Because if you like your hobbies, you are willing to pay for it.I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates wouldn't buy games even if they couldn't get them for free.I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates won't buy those games.
The source for my stats are the same as yours.
And cut that bullshit about your are just demoing the game with the pirated copies, and you will buy the game if you like it. I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates won't buy those games.
Not sure what the problem is here. I'm not just okay with actually supporting good products with my money, I believe it's the way to go (and it just might be beneficial to the industry, oh the audacity).Maybe if it is a classic, one which offers hundreds of hours of entertainment and a good multiplayer, then they will buy it.
You see, this line of thinking is exactly why we cannot have nice things anymore. A 7-8 hour game that offers absolutely nothing else is a big fuck you to the gamer.But do you want us to believe that if you are having fun with a single playe game for 7-8 hours, you will buy it after you finished. The hell you will. You finish it, you will forget about it and you will move on to the next one. And don't try to justify it by saying that it wasn't probably that good if you don't want to buy it. Yeah? But it was good enough to play it from start to finish?
I honestly think that avoiding piracy is a backwards business strategy.
Games are supposed to be sold out of its content, not for the privilege to be able to play it. e.g:
I also did something similar with the original Binding of Isaac - i downloaded it on piratebay just to turn it off and buy the original a week later.
Wouldn't it be in line with the hacking/cracking ethos to bypass a security measure and then publicly announce that you don't think you can bypass that security measure so that the OPFOR will continue to use that security measure?
I mean this is basic shit, Sun Tzu and all that mess.
And cut that bullshit about your are just demoing the game with the pirated copies, and you will buy the game if you like it. I can guarantee you, that 99% of the pirates won't buy those games. Maybe if it is a classic, one which offers hundreds of hours of entertainment and a good multiplayer, then they will buy it. But do you want us to believe that if you are having fun with a single playe game for 7-8 hours, you will buy it after you finished. The hell you will. You finish it, you will forget about it and you will move on to the next one. And don't try to justify it by saying that it wasn't probably that good if you don't want to buy it. Yeah? But it was good enough to play it from start to finish?