To those saying piracy, is theft, it is not.
Get a dictionary and look up theft. Piracy is copyright infringement.
Which is the theft of intellectual property.
I simply see nothing in common between the concept of "theft" of tangible property (including the intent to deprive the owner of the item itself), and the concept of infringement of intangible exclusive rights, such as copyright.
There are simply more accurate analogies for copyright infringement than "theft." You cannot "steal" intangible intellectual "property" that is copyrighted. You can physically steal a disc, but only infringe on copyrights.
The law doesn't make this distinction. In fact copyright and patent laws were created to extend full rights of ownership to intellectual property. Works of the hand and works of the mind are subject to similar legal protections. The main exception in the case of intellectual property is the concept of "fair use."
Okay, but this is a distinction without much of a difference. Usually, when someone is arguing that violating copyrights is not the same as "stealing," they are trying to rationalize something in their own behavior which is probably a violation of law and somebody else's rights of ownership, which they don't want to acknowledge. I'm not sure if that's what you are trying to do, but I always hate to see these discussions go in that particular direction.
What about someone who has downloaded about five episodes and 2 movies?LOL! If that's all you've done, I think you're quite alright my friend.
hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap
hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap
hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap
hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap
Lesson learned maybe? I honestly don't get why people pirate games. Just wait for a Steam sale and get the ones you want for $8 each. Even the Mac App Store gets price reductions on titles.hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap
Move immediately, and change your name. "Richard Head" sounds good.
hi my dad got 3 emails from charter on copyright infringement from taking 3 downloaded games from a u torrent website and he just got the last one today July 11, 2012
i am a kid and am really scared about going to jail, is it possible that i might go to jail for this please reply asap