Shooting back at big biz

[CERuppel]

Just saw this on The Register

http://www.theregus.com/content/6/25785.html

and got the biggest kick out of it...

Enjoy

[troyt75]

I like that.

Good idea - fight fire with fire!

Cheers
Mick

[Epidemic]

The Me generation strikes again.

You made this Me wants this.

You must give this to me for nothing.

You made a product that I want and tough nuggies I aint gonna pay you.

If you want to stay in business go ahead and charge the others 1000$ a copy. See if I care. I stole my copy and am proud. I am a thief and proud of it. There is very little different from me and the guy who sneaks into someones house and takes their TV and video camera. I wanted them and they wont die with out them. If they want another camera they can buy another one if they wish.

Piracy makes me sick. It is theft. There is not justification for it. People accept it because they perceive no victims. But every honest person is the victim. So to are the people who came out with a superior product that you wanted to steal.

Think what would happen when prices go so high as to make honest citizens not buy a product. With only thieves stealing it will the manufacturer still make it. Nope!

You are totally self centered lazy individuals and make me sick.

[bigblue77]

Umm, Epeidemic, I do believe you missed the point that was being made. While I am sure not everybody here condones piracy as you claim(I know I don't), this is JUST A JOKE and is meant to be funny.

While the issue is very serious, this is not. It is just a suggestion of what we could also do to curb the tide of legislation that invades the privacy of EVERY computer user.

Jer

[Epidemic]

Joke or not. IMO it is offensive. So many people defend this kind of logic I do not even like the snide little jokes. IMHO of course.

Privacy


what do you mean privacy.

do you mean the right to pirate with out anyone trying to stop it. or do you mean that they are monitoring your emails.

Because this referes to the first option.

[bigblue77]

No I don't mean the right to pirate. As I said before I don't condone pirating of software or music. BUT I do believe what someone does with there own computer is there own business. If they choose to pirate software with it, its there CHOICE. I don't agree with it, but I am against others being able to keep an eye on every move one makes on there own PC.

Last I checked we were still able to make our OWN CHOICES. Thats what Amarica stands for.

But I do admit that the pirates are also making it harder for artists and programmers to make a living. But the Big Brother idea that is in the works now is NOT going to help. Infact, I feel it is just one of the first steps in the wrong direction. Before long we won't be able to take a crap without the goverment knowing about it.

Thats all for now.

Jer

[Mead]

Holy crap dude, lighten up. Is there ANYTHING that doesnt offend you?

[Epidemic]

Nope most everything offends me. At least when it comes to stealing.

I do nothing wrong so I am not afraid that big brother checks to see if I am downloading illegal stuff.

I hate when people make light of this kind of theft because it is the same logic that makes people sue. They do not see the big picture.

Prices are set based on how much theft there is. Prices are set with litigation in mind. Seeing one person after another say that this is ok or none of their bussiness is missing the point. The theft of these goods costs them. It is not a private matter it is all of our business.

I do not see humor in the fact that I have to pay more so sludge can get things for free. Just MHO.

[EndobioticChaos]

Edit: Sorry, shouldn't have come out so strong Epidemic. I apologize. I guess I got pissed and lost my head there for a few minutes.

Maybe now I can express myself a little more calmly and sanely...

That article does make a good point. To me at least it seems ridiculous that we live in what's supposed to be a republic, but slowly, one by one our rights as citizens are being taken away, and for the most part we remain ignorant of the fact. And what for me is the 'hot button' is the fact that the real purpose behind these (IMO) ridiculous laws is so these huge mutibillion-dollar companies who are already rich can make a few more bucks off people who struggle to make a living. Yes, getting rich and making billions is a part of capitalism, but then making new laws that help make the rich richer and make the poor poorer is NOT a part of capitalism. And I just don't feel it's right for a company like Microsoft to charge $100 just for a license to run a piece of software that at most is now costing them $12 to produce. (Very likely they've long since recouped their initial losses, since they've really done very little to upgrade Windows since 95 and NT3.0, besides adding bloatware.) And of course producing the license costs them mere pennies.

And about "pirated music" I think anyone would have to admit that peer-to-peer sharing software has in fact stimulated the market, thereby increasing overall sales.