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Originally Posted by Angrist
So if a (group of) person(s) has put a lot of money/time/effort into developing something you like and you can just copy it without any effort of yourself, you think that's ok?
If I did that at my university I would get kicked out.
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Arrrgg....let's just agree to disagree.
But yes. If you spend time and money to develop something awesome, and then you make me jump through DRM hoops to get it? I'm going to pirate it.
I don't believe in paying for Nazi DRM. Fuck EA and fuck any company that makes me go through activations or limits me to 2 uses or whatever. I know that I'm a member of the last generation to have PHYSICAL MEDIA, but I remember what it was like to actually own my media.
Certain companies get it right. They don't ruin the experience with DRM. And I give them my money. I love STEAM for the most part...and some day the servers may shut down, but for now they run a tight ship.
Copyright laws are not good either. At a certain point NES games should become shareware or freeware. Perhaps Nintendo is entitled to argue over this fact. But I dunno. What happens when all the original software developers are dead? I mean...look at the Beatles. Buying a Beatles album probably doesn't help Ringo get money because the Beatles' discography was sold to Micheal Jackson. And the important Beatles are dead anyway. So am I thief if I download an album or rip a CD and put it on my Ipod? My family owns the vinyl albums and the CD albums. How much more money does the RIAA need?
At a certain point I'd like to see Nintendo do what a company like Rockstar does. Rockstar has made Grand Theft Auto 1 and 2 freely available to download. And now they are out cranking out awesome new games. Meanwhile, Nintendo released a whole console (3DS) based on emulated old games. At a certain point, just admit that emulation is easy as pie, and open up the NES library to people who buy the next Nintendo console.
How many times is Nintendo going to repackage and sell me Ocarina of Time before we admit that at a philosophical level I've bought the game 2 or 3 times and I'm not a thief for pirating it. Nintendo is exploiting copyright to some level...because emulation is easy and has been around for a while.
Why can't I buy hot Nintendo titles on the Virtual Console but they show up on the 3DS repackaged as new titles and slapped with a high price tag? I mean...that's begging to be emulated.
So I'm sorry Angrist, I don't think every situation is as the one you described. I think you're creating some sympathy-seeking straw man, but I'm not biting.