Piracy of softwares & movies is justified or not?

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karandel_2008

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Posted: 16 years ago

Please share your views on software (including movies and music) piracy. Is it justified, bad or good?
My views later.

Edited by karandel_2008 - 16 years ago

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Piracy of any kind is bad..it doesn't give credit to the original item and it's manufacturers. They loose a lot of money, which raises prices and inflation gets higher
On the up side, you save money and it teaches the manufacturers a lesson; that they shouldn't overprice items. I have indulged in buying pirated CD's myself, because it saves money.

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baz786

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Posted: 16 years ago

doing a degree in computing this issue is very close to me

personally ive never used or downloaded pirated software

i get student editions or open-source

but frankly speaking i dnt blame ppl for downloading software illegally thru various means

simply coz software to far too highly priced these days

that the average joe cannot afford it

and why? most cases for software companies to line there own pockets

its diplorable action on there part and brings into the ethics of pricing software

having said that i have indulged in downloading music and movies thru means that are not legal

but again the issue of pricing comes in

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

I don't think software piracy is justifiable though, because IMO, you don't what the quality is, it may bring virus to your computer. I don't compromise when software is concerned and I'm sure it's the same with the others.

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baz786

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
I don't think software piracy is justifiable though, because IMO, you don't what the quality is, it may bring virus to your computer. I don't compromise when software is concerned and I'm sure it's the same with the others.

yeah debo i agree with u on software music n movies are another thing

i know im being contridictory here 😆 but ur less likely to get viruses from music n movies

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Debayon Dutta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: baz786

yeah debo i agree with u on software
music n movies are another thing
i know im being contridictory here 😆but ur less likely to get viruses from music n movies

How are you contradicting me? I said the same thing in a different way. 😆

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baz786

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
How are you contradicting me? I said the same thing in a different way. 😆

not contridicting u debo, i meant i was contradicting maself 😆

but at least we think alike

GTMA 👍🏼

GTMA = Great Minds Think Alike

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Believe

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Posted: 16 years ago

I read in article that 82% of all software use in india is pirated...its illigal or its a crime...but what to do, If public get software/music/movies from internet with serial no/crack version... who going to buy these things...actuly the problem is govt and other authories dont know or they still searching the correct way to stop these activities...I think its take 2,3 year more to solve the world wide issue 😊

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rudeMRindia

@rudeMRindia

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Posted: 16 years ago

Not every one in India can afford a computer ....going ahead and buying original softwares is way beyond imagination...just the basic Microsoft office will add on a cost of about Rs.8000 easily ....so think to an extent it is certified if we want to make people in poor regions computer literate....with time they themselves will understand the defects of piracy and the conditions will improve....more over if the software prices are reduced piracy probs can be reduced

but then if piracy is completely eradicated wat bout the viruses which the companies them selves float on the net so that their anti viruses can be sold....? who all will buy new anti virus no piracy = no sale of anti virus softwares

Edited by luv_guru - 16 years ago