Videogames piracy - Why so much hate?

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You don't believe in intellectual property. Great. Go read a book.

You believe you can own an idea? Great. Better keep that idea secret if you want it to stay that way.

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This strikes me as a particularly egregious sort of theft, because no one needs video games. If you're hungry and steal food, I'm ok with that. If you're ill and the only way to get the meds you need is to steal them, dandy.

Importance is goal-oriented... you can need literally anything for literally any reason. I need video games to survive particularly brutal bouts of insanity... if I didn't have a huge mountain of games, and if I didn't have the money to pay for such a huge mountain of games... then I would be taking them anyway, as they are vital to me.

I also do not necessarily believe that video games are priced fairly... if I believe some fucker's trying to rip me off to the tune of 50 dollars for a six hour experience: damn right I'm going to take the avenue what isn't ridiculously overpriced.

Regardless... piracy is a fringe issue. Most consumers prefer to buy their goods... you can ignore piracy so long as you don't make your consumers feel they need to pirate your game. Say... Spore, for an example of what to not do.

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(at least not any worth a damn)

We'll see. Hard to pirate that which is free... shame if they don't link to me, though. If my site isn't itself good enough, then I shouldn't be too surprised to find my stuff elsewhere

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I'm not even going to mention the 720p MKV anime episodes, I didn't pay for any of them. Nor did I pay for movies. Except when I go to the cinema.

I only ever 'made right' on a few of my imported japanese music... because it cost a good 100 dollars for each 'album' of it.

It's just an unreasonable sales figure...

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CREATIVE people who are trying to make living out of it are the ones who most likely hate it though, they might have kids too who need food at the table, putting oneself in their position might help to correct this childish behavior

Creative people tend towards terrible business practices. Perhaps they should try alternative revenue streams. If their art isn't selling, then they need to market it better, or at least give it a better sales pitch.

Probably, their art is priced too highly. I'd buy more art if it wasn't so incredibly expensive. Try porn's most successful models, or donation bonuses a la kickstarter.