MasterD-LeyAmas Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Originally posted by CreeP_303 Tonight On Fox: Opinions gone AWRY!!!! see the breakneck speed of morons posting about how there shouldn't be any software piracy in the world. witness shocking discoveries that big ceos of ISP's actually endorese warez!!! pffft...worst thread ever. Thank you Creep_303, this post was both informative and enlightening. Please feel free to share with us your vast amount of knowledge at any time. And, if you don't like a thread, don't spam it to raise your count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lime-Light Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Hmm. I read that some old senator fart wants to make it so that software developers cant give out thier source code or allow other countries to sell software in the US, because it promotes piracy. All becuase poeple in Hong Kong are selling millions of copied Windows cds. Say goodby to PC gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD-LeyAmas Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Pfffft. The day that happens, someone will bomb congress. Repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lime-Light Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 are you saying it wont happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 No,he's saying that someone will bomb congress... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lime-Light Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Spamming to inflate your post count total is bad mmm'kay? ; p Quality, not quantity, is what counts here. Anyhow, interesting anecdote, today I was visiting a store in my town (Videogames Etc.!) for the first time, and I noted two little boys (I'd estimate between the ages of 10-12) talking in the store. The place sells and buys video games both old and new (going back to the NES) and the one kid said "I don't buy games anymore, I just pirate them" (to his friend) "You can download them it's so cool." Still, these guys were going to the store that sold primarily console games (old and new) and old pc games and used dvds. Sure they could be buying hardware, or trading in old games... who knows. I just think it's funny that people like that lack tact, then again these were little kids. Another funny thing was at another store, in another town here in Iowa at Videogame Depot (formerly Cart Mart, great place btw) some guy told the store keeper that he was buying a game, but wanted to know if he could return it the next day for a full refund after he had pirated it. He couldn't understand why the store guy refused to oblige him. Lol... Yes, piracy is big, and yes, it's illegal almost everywhere, and yes, it's worse in Asia and other countries than it ever was in North America. It's just that maybe here the laws are in place to give anti-piracy groups more power to throw their weight around (for good or for ill) than elsewhere. Anyhow, the official policy of this site is not to promote in any way (at our discretion of course) piracy of games, especially piracy of LEC/Raven games, since they visit us and help us out from time to time with info and that sort of thing. So anybody doing any kind of promotions of piracy or 'begging' (see our new "rules of conduct") do so at their own risk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chastan Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Originally posted by Lime-Light Hmm. I read that some old senator fart wants to make it so that software developers cant give out thier source code or allow other countries to sell software in the US, because it promotes piracy. All becuase poeple in Hong Kong are selling millions of copied Windows cds. Say goodby to PC gaming. This is a true story... I am trying to find a link... basically it would make the GNU license agreement illegal... the bill didn't really make much sense... Also, I don't like piracy, but I don't like the DMCA, I'm not going to say any more on that, I hope I don't open a can of worms either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtheman Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 man wtf are you sying, diablo ii was awesome!! im still playing it (must be something about whacking people with a broadaxe and watching them bleed to death with their arns hackedoff, but im getting a little off topic) and i agree totally, that if you want something, save up and get it, god thats the first thing you learn in this society (besides "dont play on the highway "Now, joey, i dont want you playing in front of the semitrailers!" "ok mom i wont" "SMACK" "oh my god!!! Joey" but thats kinda obviouis too) this society in america is so spoiled, that we think we can get wahtever we want (GTA 3 helps that out a lot,but i still love that game) Get a live, get a job, buy the full versions, bee cool, stay in school, w/e by the way im 15, im an idiot, (i play the drums for cryin out loud)and i havemore sense than to just download some warez crap cause i cant buy it (i would know abot not buying things, do you know how much musicians make, or shouldi say dont make?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal-Gon Gin Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 One of the reasons that some programs like Photoshop or 3DMAX (or some of the specialized software in computer animation or my own field) are so expensive is that their target markets is so small. Photoshop et al. is designed for professional graphic artists/whatevers, and were not intended for the "too young to get a job set"--no offense intended to anyone. This is not to say that amazing things have not been created by interested amatures--I've seen plenty to the contrary. However, they are powerful programs designed by top programmers (emphasis on the "s"--you read the splash page on PS? A cast of thousands wrote it) for relatively small groups of professionals who CAN afford it. I bet there are about twice as many warezed copies of PS than legits out there. I am not flaming anyone or trying to start an "ageist" thread--just want to put things into context. PS et al. are not written for the typical high school (or earlier) student to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exterminator234 Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Originally posted by Aoshi i didnt see any demos when i wanted to buy the game a few months ago. maybe you should get your timeframe straight maybe there are demos NOW but there werent demos when the game was first released. maybe companies should release the game and a demo at the same time i think that would be pretty effective. get my time frame straight? how could i if you didnt give any indication of what time your talkng about. maybe you get your timeframe straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtheman Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Originally posted by Cal-Gon Gin One of the reasons that some programs like Photoshop or 3DMAX (or some of the specialized software in computer animation or my own field) are so expensive is that their target markets is so small. Photoshop et al. is designed for professional graphic artists/whatevers, and were not intended for the "too young to get a job set"--no offense intended to anyone. This is not to say that amazing things have not been created by interested amatures--I've seen plenty to the contrary. However, they are powerful programs designed by top programmers (emphasis on the "s"--you read the splash page on PS? A cast of thousands wrote it) for relatively small groups of professionals who CAN afford it. I bet there are about twice as many warezed copies of PS than legits out there. I am not flaming anyone or trying to start an "ageist" thread--just want to put things into context. PS et al. are not written for the typical high school (or earlier) student to buy. hear, hear i only have photoshop cause my dad is in the graphics business (or was) and guys, btw there are some great free or inexpensive modellers out there, like strata3d basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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