Comments on: Producer’s Advocate http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:51:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gamer8585 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185478 Gamer8585 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185478 "This made sense to me for a variety of reasons mainly that it's tough to afford a $200+ operating system when you're a high school sophomore. " -This is what makes downloading slightly different then riping something off a store shelf. When you download something like that your not going to pay for it anyway and it seems that the writer didn't (although he may have paid for another copy later) also there is no economic impact of makeing the copy (no one loses anything). Conversely if you take someting off a store shelf you cause the merchant to suffer an economic loss wether you can pay for it or not is moot in this case (and if you can afford to pay its morraly worse). Although I will agree that people shouldn't be "self-rightous" about file sharing They should go out and pay for the works that they enjoy. People that create good content need to be rewarded (Although I don't know if I concider an OS like WIndows to be good content). “This made sense to me for a variety of reasons mainly that it’s tough to afford a $200+ operating system when you’re a high school sophomore. ”

-This is what makes downloading slightly different then riping something off a store shelf. When you download something like that your not going to pay for it anyway and it seems that the writer didn’t (although he may have paid for another copy later) also there is no economic impact of makeing the copy (no one loses anything). Conversely if you take someting off a store shelf you cause the merchant to suffer an economic loss wether you can pay for it or not is moot in this case (and if you can afford to pay its morraly worse).

Although I will agree that people shouldn’t be “self-rightous” about file sharing They should go out and pay for the works that they enjoy. People that create good content need to be rewarded (Although I don’t know if I concider an OS like WIndows to be good content).

]]> By: shawners http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185479 shawners Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185479 IF the guy can buy pc parts to build a computer he can buy the operating system. Hes like 20 now or some shit. Im sure he didnt steal the pc parts cause he couldnt afford it. IF the guy can buy pc parts to build a computer he can buy the operating system. Hes like 20 now or some shit. Im sure he didnt steal the pc parts cause he couldnt afford it.

]]> By: soulxtc http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185480 soulxtc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185480 Hmm do we need an article ti<x>tled "Vendors Advocate" Shawners? .....olololo Hmm do we need an article titled “Vendors Advocate” Shawners? …..olololo

]]> By: JayCross http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185481 JayCross Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185481 I built the PC when I was like sixteen. Now I do buy the software but that wasn't the point. The point is that even when I did pirate software I never thought it was good or acceptable like my friends did. The article was about attitudes. I built the PC when I was like sixteen. Now I do buy the software but that wasn’t the point. The point is that even when I did pirate software I never thought it was good or acceptable like my friends did. The article was about attitudes.

]]> By: shawners http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185482 shawners Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185482 Story is that you steal in what you can get away with. If you can download a 30 gig hard drive or pick one up by being anonymous. But to spend money on all the pc parts then to rip off the software end is beyond me. Story is that you steal in what you can get away with. If you can download a 30 gig hard drive or pick one up by being anonymous. But to spend money on all the pc parts then to rip off the software end is beyond me.

]]> By: bobhss http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185483 bobhss Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185483 Parts I can hold in my hand software is less tangible. Parts I can hold in my hand software is less tangible.

]]> By: Afn http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6767/producers_advocate/#comment-185484 Afn Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-185484 How can you function in society if you can not afford software that you need to be FUNCTIONAL? Sounds like facism to me. Hey I could have most content providers locked up for piracy. The question is "are producers creating a fair market or is intellectual property a means to keep political parties IN power by controling who gets in and access. The question is if it is legal fraud or not legal fraud. If software was the cost of a can of cold coke classic I would buy as much as I need. It is not and software producers need to change not the kids and adults who can not find work or get jobs because of fixed markets. Just like microsoft but that is another story ;)" How can you function in society if you can not afford software that you need to be FUNCTIONAL? Sounds like facism to me. Hey I could have most content providers locked up for piracy. The question is “are producers creating a fair market or is intellectual property a means to keep political parties IN power by controling who gets in and access. The question is if it is legal fraud or not legal fraud. If software was the cost of a can of cold coke classic I would buy as much as I need. It is not and software producers need to change not the kids and adults who can not find work or get jobs because of fixed markets. Just like microsoft but that is another story ;) ”

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