Comments on: Empathy

By: Jonn

Jonn — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:24:52 +0000

People still pirate games which are sold on Steam, including the ones which require activation.

By: Jonn

Jonn — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:01:10 +0000

In addition to MeMyself’s post above, I would like to point out that libraries (and used products) are linear, while piracy is multiplicative. It’s not “lending” if one never loses possession of the original. These hypothetical rights holders may be wrong in wanting stronger protections, but that does not mean that their current rights should be invalidated or ignored. It’s a textbook Poisoning the Well; “they want X, and Xis wrong, so when they want Y, Y is wrong too.”

By: Jonn

Jonn — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:56:41 +0000

The funny thing is that a lot of people would argue its okay to pirate comics, just not okay to sell them.

By: DragoonChris

DragoonChris — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:09:58 +0000

Admit it, you all miss the old Faz.

By: Omegaclawe

Omegaclawe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:33:50 +0000

Y’know, it’s funny, because some libraries (like our local one) are now distributing digital copies of books that can be “checked out”. It emulates the old system, but… there are no physical goods involved.

It’s all presumably legal, though.

By: Omegaclawe

Omegaclawe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:26:05 +0000

Air.

By: Romanticide

Romanticide — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:37:28 +0000

No, I am not kidding… unfortunately no -.-

By: Doom Shepherd

Doom Shepherd — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:13:12 +0000

Posting footage of a game you played is copyright infringement, which is not the same as piracy, which is making an illegal copy of a product.

By: Bekah

Bekah — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:54:05 +0000

Also, I wrote that comment when I’d been awake for 30-some hours. I use that as a defense for not knowing who I was replying to.

By: Bekah

Bekah — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:52:14 +0000

Sorry, I thought you were Doom Shepard. And his statements implied that there were only two options when it comes to stealing intellectual property. You’re completely right, I am pulling numbers out of my ass. but my made-up number is more realistic than Doom Shepard’s.