What do you think of pirated stuff?

[the_wildthing]

I used to think it was ok until I created something of my own which I wanted to sell. Now if somebody just copied it and himself made money, I would've wanted a piece of it because it is my creation. If I continue to get paid, I will continue to improve the product, or fund research to come out with new products as well.

It's that or I give it away for free. At which point it becomes a hobby and I will have to do something else to make money.

[uwak18]

Buying Pirated stuff is bad. Selling them them is like your a thief. There is a Karma to that. Supporting pirated stuff will loose a lot of jobs from orig companies.

O.T. Is sharing one bottomless ice tea considered stealing?

[dbuzz]

come to think of it "PIRATED" ay masama talaga.

so sa totoo lang ang tanong eh bakit we are buying it?

makakatid ba o makakalamang?

for sure karamihan ay sasagot ng dahil sa makakatid... kasi tingnan mo nga lang ang deprensya sa presyo ng di pirated sa pirated.

but the truth of the matter is, pareho din yun ang kalabasan nun, without us realizing na panglalamang din lahat yun.

well, kung tututusin eh trabaho ng gobyerno yung pagsugpo ng nga gawaing yun.

ang matinding tanong can we really avoid buying pirated stuff?

tingnan mo na lang ha?.. mula sa cd, vdv, tshirt at ang dami pa... chekin mo lahat ng nabili mo, "ilang ba ang pirated dyan?" tsskk.. tsskk.. ako eh karamihan yung cd/dvd.

mayron pa akong na bili na fake item binayaran ko ng mahal pero fake pala (pirated in disguise). i realized it ng macompare ko sa orig yung item ko... karma na yata to. hehehe. sabi ko sa sarili ko buti pa tahasang bumili na lang sana ako ng pirated eh di pa sana ako naisahan.

[ejr]

ang masasabi ko eh hindi ako bumibili ng pirated stuff. kahit vcd o dvd. kung mahal ang presyo eh nag iipon ako o kaya eh nag iintay ako ng sale. kasi dito sa bansa ni hitler eh malimit mag sale sa mga store. malimit umaabot ng 50% OFF kaya ok na ok. me mga werbung naman na ipinapadala sa bawat wohnung bago pa mag sale kaya dapat eh magrequest na agad ng off sa araw na yun he he he . . .

[dbuzz]

ang masasabi ko eh hindi ako bumibili ng pirated stuff. kahit vcd o dvd. kung mahal ang presyo eh nag iipon ako o kaya eh nag iintay ako ng sale. kasi dito sa bansa ni hitler eh malimit mag sale sa mga store. malimit umaabot ng 50% OFF kaya ok na ok. me mga werbung naman na ipinapadala sa bawat wohnung bago pa mag sale kaya dapat eh magrequest na agad ng off sa araw na yun he he he . . .

iyun na nga eh sa bansang europa, usa at canada tagalang pinapatupad doon ang batas. naliban sa istrekto sila eh karamihan pa sa kanila eh maganda income at masunurin. ang pagka di masunurin sa batas ay mostly dala ng kahirapan eh kaya no wonder marami dito sa atin ang gumagawa ng taliwas sa batas dahil to survive ika nga. pati na doon sa countries na may depression dala ng kahirapan and lack of education.

[mikey177]

Yung mga t-shirt ba na nabibili sa Juan Luna sa Divisoria ay fake, o talagang nagagawa nilang mas mababa ang presyo kumpara sa mga mall dahil mas maliit operating expenses nila?

[pyeh!]

i'm guilty in buying fake dvd's

[jing]

well, kung tututusin eh trabaho ng gobyerno yung pagsugpo ng nga gawaing yun.

Sorry, but I disagree with this.
We all share the responsibility of fighting piracy. Simply said, kung walang bibili walang benta. Kung walang benta, lugi negosyo. Kung lugi negosyo, dead na.

Sabi nga ni Jacky Chan, in a different global issue..'If the buying stops, the killing can too.'

[empy]

There is one good thing about piracy.

It's exposed the ridiculous over-pricing in the music industry. I can fathom paying 3000-5000 pesos for a game that cost millions to develop... or 1000 pesos for a DVD (If I really like a movie, I buy an original DVD copy... just as a "tip" for the director and producer... ;) ...but 500 bucks for a record album? Considering about 250 - 300 of that 500 bucks covers the cost difference of the CD to the taped version?

And considering that CDs actually cost much less to produce than tapes?

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But supporting piracy is wrong. File-sharing for private use, personally, is a gray area. If you want to share a file or movie with your friends, it's just the same as lending them your DVD for a weekend. But for someone to make a profit off of someone else's work?

i agree. not to mention the fact that many artists would make one or two good songs, fill the rest of the CD with garbage, and sell it for $15. i'm personally thankful that the music industry's business model has changed as a result (especially to the download-and-pay-per-song model - very convenient!)

It gives income to our Muslim Brothers that are victims of religious discrimination

:rofl01:

O.T. Is sharing one bottomless ice tea considered stealing?

that's a little much - i think that more restaurants need to think about not nickel-and-diming their customers...but i know it happens