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- From: torban@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Torban Bennett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: PIRACY v2.00
- Message-ID: <torban.722056020@csuvax1>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 03:07:00 GMT
- References: <BxM58K.Fu4@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov13.134416.26118@hsr.no>
- Sender: news@newsman.csu.murdoch.edu.au (News Man)
- Organization: Murdoch University
- Lines: 75
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- leikvoll@hsr.no (Morten Leikvoll) writes:
-
- OK, another one joins the debate...
-
- >- Would the software companies earn more money if piracy wasn`t going on?
-
- Knock, knock? McFly? Anybody home? Look at Nintendo, Sega etc...
- The amount of piracy on those machines would be fairly low, like about nil,
- and I can tell you, they must be making HEAPS. Think about it, all those
- machine sold, and each owner must buy originals. (or borrow from friend and
- library. And I've heard of the cartridge copiers, but I hardly think its a
- significant problem, yet)
-
- >- How many hobby users wouldn`t have to find another hobby if piracy wasn`t
- ^^^^^^^
- >going on? [I'm taking it that this should would.]
-
- If someone has to pick a hobby that relies on crime, well TOO bad!
- Let 'em find one where they don't feel they have to break the law.
-
- >- How would this turn out on the computer marked?
-
- Well if the game consoles are anything to go by, the market wouldn't be
- affected.
-
- >For short:
- > Would there exist so many and cheap computers if piracy didn't exist?
-
- Really, I am fed up with this completely LAME argument, go and ask someone
- in Commodore. "Gee, I bet you're glad there's a piracy epidemic on, so you
- can sell your machines for less."
-
- Besides, look again to the console market. They are selling cheap machines
- by the shopload.
-
- >If we are talking about reducing piracy because the software companies had
- >trouble with their economy, THEN I would support anti-piracy.
-
- So your saying you actually support piracy! Well I'll give you marks for
- honesty (sounds ironic doesn't it ;-)
- In your rose-coloured veiw of the world, software theives are the Robin
- Hood's, and those cracking groups are nothing more than a bunch of merry
- men.
-
- >They earn so much money, that they don`t know were to put them!
-
- Hey ho, welcome to capitalism! That's the way it works, people provide a
- service or a product, and if you want it, you can purchase it. If people
- make good products, then they are rewarded by more money, with which they
- use to make more/better products. (OK, so now I'm the one with rose coloured
- glasses on, I don't want to enter any political debates about capitalism. )
-
- Sure maybe a lot of companies ARE making heaps (does anyone have actual
- profit records for Amiga software companies?) but what about the small ones
- that have just started? Piracy is really going to hurt them, and as users
- we could see a monopoly develop, where all we get are useless PC conversions
- (whiped up in 1 week flat) and pathetic film tie-ins!
-
- The software base must be nutured, to produce a wide diversity, of original
- and well programmed products. And if you really do have a problem
- purchasing legal software, look more at PD stuff and shareware. This area
- is getting bigger and better, and support the authors by sending off the
- small registration fees. (and don't let those big, bad companies get any of
- your money)
-
- To sum up, I have seen many so called arguments that try to rationalise
- software theft. Good luck guys, keep on trying! So far you've come up with
- less than nothing. (Here's a clue - for FREE - it's usually pretty hard to
- justify commiting a crime)
-
- >-Morten Leikvoll / leikvoll@hsr.no (Is it short enough?)
-
- Torban Bennett torban@murdoch.edu.au
- Murdoch University,
- Western Australia. Hopfully, they wont have had a problem with what I said ;-)
-