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Does this make me a criminal?
slave:
Of course you have to pay if you go to see it in a movie theater, or you to to a concert -- its their building after all! And I for one am glad to pay for that; after all, I don't have a big screen TV or surround sound. Plus, leaked copies of movies tend to be of poor quality.
Other than that it shouldn't be mandatory. I am a strong believer in voluntary donations. If people think something is worthwhile they will support it if need be, either financially or through some other means (programming, donating equipment, advocacy, etc.) otherwise it will just go away, but if nobody cared enough to support it is it really such a big loss?
Stryker:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
My view is that each person should pay, but only once per medium.
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Isn't a divx(probably, either way it's a computer format) a different medium than what the cinema uses?
I don't think you're the criminal for using the movie you got (from some p2p program probably), but rather the person you got it from is the criminal. As he is giving it away to thousands of people who have never seen the movie. You, have paid for it and should be able to view it again with no problem.
Laukev7:
I don't understand, Stryker. How does your post relate to what I said?
Edit: Oh, my mistake. I meant to pay once per piece of art, not per medium. Sorry for not being clear.
[ November 02, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
insomnia:
quote:Originally posted by Stryker:
Isn't a divx(probably, either way it's a computer format) a different medium than what the cinema uses?
I don't think you're the criminal for using the movie you got (from some p2p program probably), but rather the person you got it from is the criminal. As he is giving it away to thousands of people who have never seen the movie. You, have paid for it and should be able to view it again with no problem.
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That's right.
You cant steal something that doesn't exist.
M51DPS:
Technically, you were stealing. When you went to the movie theater, their goal was to provide you with that one showing, nothing else. Buying a movie is different because it's designed so that you can watch it whenever you want in private. Buying does not include giving it away because you still don't own the rights to the movie, just being able to view it in private.
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