I fully admitted that what I am doing is wrong, where is the hypocracy.
If Rockstar games takes 2 years to produce Grand Theft Auto- Vice City to sell 1 copy which is disseminated to 3 million users via the internet, they earn a gross of 40 dollars. Why would they ever make another game?
I make it a point to download old music but I have downloaded newer stuff because I like the song, but don't want the album (my bad). As for video games, I purchase them all from legit outlets because that market is so vulnerable (see Lamsey's post). At a certain point laws do become abit arbitrary, but when we download stuff which prevents the creator from getting paid for his efforts, we are stealing, and stealing is a sin.
I am not religious, so I do not care about "sinning", but I understand that getting enjoyment from a program, song or video, which deprives the creator from getting his financial due is simple theft.
Point 1: How am I hypocritical?
Point 2: How is this not theft?
edit: removed an incorrect statement
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