What are your thoughts on downloading copyrighted stuff?

Originally posted by Lana
Err, stuff is just as 'buyable' as it was before. Moreso, I'd say, what with digital downloads and iTunes and stuff like that.

And your little thing about iPods is rather irrelevant there. People buy music off of iTunes or take the music off their CDs they own already to put on iPods. Neither of which are illegal acts as they've purchased the music.

Exacly lala

Originally posted by Lana
Err, stuff is just as 'buyable' as it was before. Moreso, I'd say, what with digital downloads and iTunes and stuff like that.

depends on what you are looking for

Much of the music I listen to is unavailable for purchase, and when it is, it is through internet orders or ebay, and being paranoid as i am, I don't necessarily want to order stuff online.

Originally posted by inimalist
depends on what you are looking for

Much of the music I listen to is unavailable for purchase, and when it is, it is through internet orders or ebay, and being paranoid as i am, I don't necessarily want to order stuff online.

So it is available, readily, you just don't like how it's available.

This would make it YOUR problem. The music is buyable, you just don't want to, for some irrational reason.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
So it is available, readily, you just don't like how it's available.

This would make it YOUR problem. The music is buyable, you just don't want to, for some irrational reason.

-AC

actually, no, the vast majority of it is not available

and yes, I agree with the personal responsibility part

Isn't this illegal?

Originally posted by Dexter_Morgan
Thoughts?

It's simple and fast to steal a Porsche.

Interested? If, of course, ease and speed are your reasons for theft.

-AC

My thoughts? I don't really do it because I don't particularly believe in stealing, really.

Originally posted by Critic
My thoughts? I don't really do it because I don't particularly believe in stealing, really.

Exactly!!

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
It's simple and fast to steal a Porsche.

Interested? If, of course, ease and speed are your reasons for theft.

-AC

punching babies is also simple and fast 😊

I heard smoking weed is illegal, too.

Originally posted by Dexter_Morgan
Thoughts?

I basically stopped doing it sometime back, it is stealing in some form or other. I do think that CD's and DVD's are priced too high and the corporations are greedy pieces of shit, still though, they're not forcing you to buy their crap.

Porn being the exception though; I do download that and that is a victimless crime, since the porn companies are morally devoid (because I say so).

Originally posted by Devil King
I heard smoking weed is illegal, too.

Interesting point hmm

Originally posted by Schecter
punching babies is also simple and fast 😊

Animal.

Originally posted by SelphieT
Interesting point hmm

There's no reason for weed being illegal. It's a plant that grows naturally upon our planet, doesn't kill or harm anyone (Even if it did, it'd be the person using). Stealing is theft, taking someone else's property without permission.

Though I'm not sure he even meant that.

-AC

Originally posted by SelphieT
Interesting point hmm

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
There's no reason for weed being illegal. It's a plant that grows naturally upon our planet, doesn't kill or harm anyone (Even if it did, it'd be the person using). Stealing is theft, taking someone else's property without permission.

Though I'm not sure he even meant that.

-AC

Theft being illegal was also an arbitrary judgment call at some point.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
It's simple and fast to steal a Porsche.

Interested? If, of course, ease and speed are your reasons for theft.

-AC

Is it?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Theft being illegal was also an arbitrary judgment call at some point.

True, but it probably came down to "don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to yourself"... Weed being illegal when alcohol and smoking are, is rediculous.

Originally posted by Robtard
rediculous.

?

Expelarmis?

Exactly.

The two are entirely different areas.

"Don't do this to yourself! It's illegal!", "Don't do that to the other, unwilling person!".

-AC