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[quote][b]Eternl Knight[/b] wrote: I was going to leave this one alone, but I just can't help myself now :) Firstly, I am against legalizing piracy as I understand this new party is after. I believe people have to right to copy their own CD's/DVD's and even the taping of "free-to-air" broadcasted television/radio. However, allowing people to pirate games, movies, etc that they would otherwise have to buy to obtain - this goes against the grain. If one allows people to copy games/software/movies/etc with no need to pay for it in the first place (remember, broadcasted movies/songs are supported by advertising), there simply is no incentive to create them in the first place. Modern games & movies take alot of effort to put together - effort that would not be undertaken without the lure of financial recompense. On the other hand, I agree that something needs to be done. People are only governed by laws so long as they mostly agree with them. America's "prohibition" proved this and I think piracy is along the same lines. People are getting sick of paying through the nose for overpriced music, video games, etc. the gaming industry, I think, has more of an excuse than the recording & movie industries (look at the profit margins). There needs to be an incentive to create (i.e. for the artists, including game designers & developers), but the publishing industry is sucking too much cash as middlemen and soonere or later they will either (a) become irrelevant as people start voting for parties like those mentioned above or (b) they will lower their prices. There is no middle ground as the further into the near future you go - the more people will be able to download & copy what they want off the Net. Sooner or later there will come a point where the governments will not be able to force stupid laws on the populace like the DMCA. --EK[/quote]
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