Software Piracy: The Morality

[Adam Stryker]

Inactive thread or not I am going to get my point out there.

 

Piracy of Software is not theft, you obtain digital media that is worth nothing as long as you do not have the intention of reselling the Software or files for financial gain. Theft of physical property with the intent to resale is morally wrong and that is the crime that should be punished fully.

 

Personally If I was a big mainstream band and got tons of fans just by them getting my music for free that would be ok. I have already done made enough money to set me for life who cares? Aside from the record company that has me signed that means rubbish. One fan gained is all that I ask for.

 

Just my 2 cents.

[Doom Shepherd]

Inactive thread or not I am going to get my point out there.

 

Piracy of Software is not theft, you obtain digital media that is worth nothing as long as you do not have the intention of reselling the Software or files for financial gain. Theft of physical property with the intent to resale is morally wrong and that is the crime that should be punished fully.

 

Personally If I was a big mainstream band and got tons of fans just by them getting my music for free that would be ok. I have already done made enough money to set me for life who cares? Aside from the record company that has me signed that means rubbish. One fan gained is all that I ask for.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

So your morality is subjective based upon how well-off the victim is and nothing else.

[Adam Stryker]

My morality on the subject is that someone downloading files without buying it stands I see no point in the Government trying to police the internet over file sharing. Even if you stop a torrent site there is another to take its place with the same files.

 

Beside if you was the imprison everyone for downloading files for free the jails would be full.

 

The internet is infinite so the files will still be out there.

[meffer5]

I doubt that the piracy issue will ever leave so i just deal with it and buy my stuff anyways. Support the author of whatever you get and pay the 60$. heck if there was software i could only obtain by pirating it, i would do so and send the developer a check in the mail. not all people can put there products out there for everyone to freely enjoy like Ross does.