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by kleiba2
7 days ago
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High prices might be an incentive for piracy but it cannot be a justification. It's a bit like saying it's okay to sneak into a movie theater because the prices for movie tickets are too high. To me, I feel it's an integral part of a democracy that if there is a law you don't like, you have means to get it changed, but it always involves convincing others that your viewpoint is the one everyone should adhere to. Likewise, it is a part of this system that you accept and adhere to the laws as they are until they have been changed. I don't system a society can work where everybody takes laws and regulations as mere suggestions and picks the ones they like to follow. When a providers offer something at a certain price and you don't like the price, but you would still really like the thing they're offering, you have two options: you either suck it up and pay the price they're asking or you simply move on and do without that thing. I find the idea of "these prices are outrageous, so I'm entitled to getting this thing without paying at all!" not ethically justifiable. |
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> It's a bit like saying it's okay to sneak into a movie theater because the prices for movie tickets are too high.
It is not just the price, though. In some regions, for some media, the movie theater doesn't exist or the movies are not localized (no subtitles / dubbing).
Nowadays you need several subscriptions to watch all of the content you would normally watch. There are also different tiers now for video quality.
Essentially it is a lot more attractive to go to your local tracker and download the movie / anime / tv-show which will be of better quality and will be localized.
On the other hand, I haven't pirated a single game for over 10 years.
People will continue to consume content. But they aren't going to pay for what feels like a complete ripoff and manage 10+ subscriptions just to do it. If that is the way the industry is going then piracy will simply continue to thrive.