Every so often I've thought about going through the legal methods and quitting usenet. I've been on since I've had broadband. Sure the mpaa and riaa are corrupt but so are most of our governments and everything else in the world.
At times grabbing whatever I want for free does feel like cheating. People on both sides spew a lot of bs. Not every download equals a lost sale but more things would be purchased if there was no other way to obtain it as well. Netflix is doing well to legally bring movies to consumers for a fair price. We also have other places like emusic where you can get a lot of stuff for under 25 cents a song or even something like napster where you can go on for 50 bucks a year and listen to whatever you want.
If everyone was to stop downloading stuff (yea right like thats going to happen) and not buy either (boycott?) then we could shove their own crap back in their faces. We need some kind of strategy. Now the only safe method of getting stuff is usenet anyway and the cats out of the bag. Eventually there will be new rules and more take down notices making it a very less attractive option as well.
I always buy games. Since sales are the main source of revenue. However with movies they are paid for at the theater, music by touring..etc.
Do you think the scene people are in it to make everyone happy? I wouldn't doubt they make money off the stuff somehow which I know for sure is wrong. For instance why else would they risk going into a theater to get some crappy cam of a movie?
I strongly believe in not being a free loader so this is a tough choice for me.
Do you think downloading for free is justified?
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