Funny Anti-Piracy video

[AmishSamurai]

Oh look, another piracy/anti-piracy thread. Oh look again, Inazuma trying to give the same tired, debunked argument again and again, and ignoring any responses to it.

My argument was never debunked, and I am replying to every response. You are completely wrong.

You are just upset that you are incapable of arguing with me on this, so you have to resort to personal attacks. Shameful. That sort of childish tactic won't work on me.

Oh look, Inazuma's tired response that says "See I'm right because I'm right and I ignore any counterpoints provided to me that I don't already agree with."

Should I just lock this bullshit that will go down the same road we've been down before? This should have been posted in the video link thread anyway, but trimming off the following comments will make it wonky and I don't want to tarnish the video thread with this crap.

Yes. Please. These threads all go the same way, and I'm tired of every thread remotely relating to piracy/anti-piracy, copyright, used games, digital distribution, etc. becoming this. It lowers the quality of RB as a whole IMO.

[YoshiEgg25]

[Inazuma]

Inazuma, I can't think of a way downloading a game you will never buy financially hurts the creator.

The trouble is you can't make statements like that about the future. You can't be 100% sure you'll never ever buying something. We have no idea how reality would've played out if you didn't download whatever it was. Maybe you would've broken your boycotts eventually. Maybe you'll end up buying them someday still. It is simply impossible to say.

I didn't notice this post until now. Thank you for being the first person to actually understand my point and attempt to argue against it. This forum needs more people like you.

Later in your post, you described situations that would actually cost people money. If someone is lying when they say, "I would have never bought it anyway.", then their piracy does cost people money, and it is wrong. I completely agree with everything you said.

My point is that piracy is only OK when it doesn't cost people money. Whatever the situation may be, if piracy is causing someone from getting the money they would have gotten normally, it would be wrong.

[alienjesus]

Oh look, another piracy/anti-piracy thread. Oh look again, Inazuma trying to give the same tired, debunked argument again and again, and ignoring any responses to it.

My argument was never debunked, and I am replying to every response. You are completely wrong.

You are just upset that you are incapable of arguing with me on this, so you have to resort to personal attacks. Shameful. That sort of childish tactic won't work on me.

Oh look, Inazuma's tired response that says "See I'm right because I'm right and I ignore any counterpoints provided to me that I don't already agree with."

Should I just lock this bullshit that will go down the same road we've been down before? This should have been posted in the video link thread anyway, but trimming off the following comments will make it wonky and I don't want to tarnish the video thread with this crap.

Oh please do.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

You have no ability to think for yourself. All you can do is blindly obey the law, regardless of morality.

Just because my morals don't line up with yours doesn't mean I blindly obey the law.

Whatever dude. I'm not in the mood to argue with you.

I'm with Hobie. Lock this shit. It's a circular argument that never ends.

[pakopako]

Should I just lock this bullshit that will go down the same road we've been down before? This should have been posted in the video link thread anyway, but trimming off the following comments will make it wonky and I don't want to tarnish the video thread with this crap.

Oh please do.

I think it's too late.

[DinnerX]

Later in your post, you described situations that would actually cost people money. If someone is lying when they say, "I would have never bought it anyway.", then their piracy does cost people money, and it is wrong. I completely agree with everything you said.

While a person may say with sincere conviction, "I will never buy this" it does not guarantee their future. I have been 100% sure about topics only to change my mind or doubt years later.

For us to know downloading will never hurt anyone, we must also know our own convictions would never have failed. We must know how the future would have played out. We cannot.

I don't like current copyright law much either by the way. I just don't think this argument works.

[Hobie-wan]

Where did I ignore counterpoints? Don't blame me for other people's lack of debating skills. You are letting your personal opinion of me affect your moderating ability, Hobie.

I'm not talking about just in this thread. I mean every thread where you disagree with something someone else says. Other people try to provide a different view and information (sometimes more eloquently than others) and you always just post the same "I have truth on my side, you're wrong" even when presented with verifiable facts.

Talking to you is much like this without being funny.