What do you think of pirated stuff?

[niky]

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?

[skyglider]

what i think of pirated stuff? Illegal yan...

palagay ko yung mga recording companies din nagpasimula niyan para makatipid sila sa bayad sa mga singers. O di kaya nag-join na sila as pirates. Bihira na rin kasi bumibili sa mga record bars.

sa mga software companies naman especially MS, gusto din nila ipa-pirate software nila para maraming gumamit. then pag-sanay na saka sila magsasabing i-license niyo niyan para kumita kami....

[MAXBUWAYA]

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

[mhelskie]

it's illegal but i'm guilty sa pagbili ng mga dibidis minsan kse nalalampasan ko panoorin sa sinehan dahil sa sobrang busy, so antay na lang ako ng malinaw na copy kina suki para mapanood ko sa bahay...dito kse sa pinas, after ipalabas ng movie, mga 5-10months pa bago ilabas ung original DVD copy, kina suki ata mga 3 months or less...well, mali pa din yung ginagawa ko

[Honda97]

i know it's illegal. but i think original dvds are too expensive.