crackdown on illegal software downloading

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

I have a 56k and that hasn't stopped my warez ass from getting all the shiet

I want!! Living in a backwater country is actually paying off once!!

[Shibathedog]

i dont download movies because they are often in crap quality, i would rather do them myself, i dont really download music too often either, i just listen to internet radio.

 

as for games, i dont even really pirate those anymore, because if you dont have a valid serial, you cant play online, so whats the point?

[Agozer]

as for games, i dont even really pirate those anymore, because if you dont have a valid serial, you cant play online, so whats the point?

Heh, what's the point in playing online?

[Diso]

as for games, i dont even really pirate those anymore, because if you dont have a valid serial, you cant play online, so whats the point?

Heh, what's the point in playing online?

You can play on cracked servers

 

but nowadays, Its better to buy the games. I mean, why download doom3 and half life 2 and call of duty 2. They're uber elite awesome

 

(And doom is a classic)

[Aoshi]

I think the gov and corp agencies should start embracing

for the consumers not the sellers free is cool

illegal selling is not

im not sying it is a 100% good thing but dl things sometimes

makes me deciede whether i want to buy something or not

cracked software is another category but it may also help develop communities i see

it also as a bad thing but i have no problem with free warez

the feds should crack down on paid arez sites they suck

[someboddy]

I will only stop my illegal downloads when video games drop from 90$ a game back to 30$, and when the video-games stores in israel will get the latet games.

[valovedder]

I see no problem with using p2p for these reasons.

Downloading games for systems older than psx. The companies r no longer making money from these systems as their are no longer new games available. They make no money from second hand software sales, so the y should have no problem.

I also use p2p as a way of testing things out. i.e if there is an album i'm not too sure i wil like i download it, listen, if i like i buy, if i don't i delete the file.

[Jiggs]

The crackdown on UDG is a bad joke. They pull numbers out of their collective ass and just flat-out made crap up. But, regardless, I'm sure they'll crucify those 5 hubowners.

[Gryph]

Most of the people that download games and crap were people who were never going to buy it in the first place so it's no real net loss for them but they still include it in their figures.

[Sturmvogel]

I don't dl much stuff, aside from an occasional song that I hear from movies, games etc. I have to crappy a comp and connection to even bother with movies. However I don't think I'd waste my time, but just buy DVD's and games.

[BobRedthorp]

I live in the UK and I don't really know what can be done about it here, I know it's obviously illigal to download and share games and the like, but how far the UK law system takes such things, I'm unsure.

 

The only thing I can say in my case is I only download old software... but then again that's no excuse.

 

I do have to admit though, as days go on I think more about not downloading so-called illigal software, however when it comes to games I allways buythem for my Gamecube, PC, PS2, XBox, GBA etc etc... and for downloads it's mainly Dreamcast, Amiga and the odd PC utillity.

 

I guess for me to completly stop right now, would be for someone in my country to get cought and see what happens to them.

 

Just hope it's not me