Thoughts on torrent sites

[Chas]

that person is not stealing the game exactly, but he is stealing the profits from me,

Only if I would have bought it in the first place. Otherwise there is no net loss.


I grew up at a time when reel to reel tape recorders were commonplace and everyone made recordings of songs that were broadcast on the radio.
Is that "piracy?"

No, that is "fair use". But selling that recording is illegal because that is theft of intellectual property.

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Is it stealing to use the site for stuff you would otherwise have to pay for ?

Simple answer is yes, obviously.

No, its copyright infringement.

Personally I think the whole argument is nonsense because the anti-piracy brigade always try to equate downloading with a loss of revenue but its simply not true. I've downloaded lots of music and films before but the simple fact is, had I not downloaded them, I still wouldn't have paid for the vast majority of the stuff. I'd either not watch or listen to it or I would borrow it off someone who had paid for it, watch it on TV etc.

The law says that is theft of intellectual property. So, there's that.