Comments on: CrunchGear’s Essential Guide to Piracy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:19:25 -0800 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1379897 Rachel Wed, 16 May 2007 14:58:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1379897 College students seem to be the group doing the most illegal downloading. Here are the schools where piracy is a way of life: http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/6311//Top+25+Movie+Piracy+Schools.aspx College students seem to be the group doing the most illegal downloading. Here are the schools where piracy is a way of life: http://listafte...cy+Schools.aspx

]]> By: Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1377744 Lee Tue, 15 May 2007 10:03:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1377744 How about a guide for using an RSS reader to pull stories, remove Ads and republish on another blog with their own Ads to generate revenue for them and not you? How about a guide for using an RSS reader to pull stories, remove Ads and republish on another blog with their own Ads to generate revenue for them and not you?

]]> By: heddy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1377689 heddy Tue, 15 May 2007 09:09:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1377689 <i>this just explains the scene, nothing more.</i> Oh come on... this is a how-to guide for noobs. 'Explains' my ass... <i>Luckily, you have a master pirate on deck to help you with understanding the basics that will get you downloading Spiderman 3 in no time.</i> It's ridiculous that you feel justified in publishing something like this. Would you put out a 'how to break the speed limit' article? 'Key someone's bmw and not get caught'? 'How to shoplift from bestbuy'...? Sure, there are plenty of people out there doing it. And yeah, the media companies can rip off the consumer in a zillion ways and burden their stuff with drm up the wazoo. And there's no easy way to get all this stuff on the net legitimately. But encouraging piracy like this? Whatever happened to ethics - I thought lawyers were supposed to have them... this just explains the scene, nothing more.

Oh come on… this is a how-to guide for noobs. ‘Explains’ my ass…

Luckily, you have a master pirate on deck to help you with understanding the basics that will get you downloading Spiderman 3 in no time.

It’s ridiculous that you feel justified in publishing something like this. Would you put out a ‘how to break the speed limit’ article? ‘Key someone’s bmw and not get caught’? ‘How to shoplift from bestbuy’…?

Sure, there are plenty of people out there doing it. And yeah, the media companies can rip off the consumer in a zillion ways and burden their stuff with drm up the wazoo. And there’s no easy way to get all this stuff on the net legitimately. But encouraging piracy like this? Whatever happened to ethics – I thought lawyers were supposed to have them…

]]> By: Jessica http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376612 Jessica Mon, 14 May 2007 17:47:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376612 Very helpful and interesting. Thank you. Very helpful and interesting. Thank you.

]]> By: Gal Josefsberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376516 Gal Josefsberg Mon, 14 May 2007 16:11:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376516 Kewtr, that's an interesting opinion. Our history here in the US is rife with examples people breaking laws that didn't believe in. In fact, our war for independence is a classic example of people disagreeing with government laws. Now I don't mean to compare DRM with American independence (although the thought of Pirate Bay using George Washington as their logo is amusing) but saying laws are laws and should never be broken is somewhat absurd. I wonder how often those music execs speed when they drive... GJ http://www.60in3.com Kewtr, that’s an interesting opinion. Our history here in the US is rife with examples people breaking laws that didn’t believe in. In fact, our war for independence is a classic example of people disagreeing with government laws.

Now I don’t mean to compare DRM with American independence (although the thought of Pirate Bay using George Washington as their logo is amusing) but saying laws are laws and should never be broken is somewhat absurd. I wonder how often those music execs speed when they drive…

GJ
http://www.60in3.com

]]> By: hombrelobo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376398 hombrelobo Mon, 14 May 2007 14:35:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376398 Downloading Spiderman 3 is legal in Spain and many other European countries, as far as I do not re-sell it or I do not make money out of it. Downloading Spiderman 3 is legal in Spain and many other European countries, as far as I do not re-sell it or I do not make money out of it.

]]> By: Dexter Zaf http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376395 Dexter Zaf Mon, 14 May 2007 14:32:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376395 It depends if the downloaded software is a freeware. Commercial software cannot be distributed for free. It depends if the downloaded software is a freeware. Commercial software cannot be distributed for free.

]]> By: hombrelobo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376331 hombrelobo Mon, 14 May 2007 13:49:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376331 Actually, downloading is legal in many countries, as far as you do not resell the downloaded material. So thank you from Europe for pointing us to tools that allow us to continue legally downloading movies and songs. Actually, downloading is legal in many countries, as far as you do not resell the downloaded material.

So thank you from Europe for pointing us to tools that allow us to continue legally downloading movies and songs.

]]> By: Goran http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376318 Goran Mon, 14 May 2007 13:44:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376318 I think you should care about how intrusive or stupid law is. I agree that the role of citizens is not to break the law, but I assert that the role of citizens is to watch over the law. Also, the restrictions and the manner of release do (and should) play part in deciding how much protection is afforded to a work. Would you say that a book released encoded, so that you cannot read, it is still released and should be afforded full protection of the law? I think you should care about how intrusive or stupid law is. I agree that the role of citizens is not to break the law, but I assert that the role of citizens is to watch over the law.
Also, the restrictions and the manner of release do (and should) play part in deciding how much protection is afforded to a work. Would you say that a book released encoded, so that you cannot read, it is still released and should be afforded full protection of the law?

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376316 Michael Arrington Mon, 14 May 2007 13:43:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376316 kewtr - this just explains the scene, nothing more. kewtr – this just explains the scene, nothing more.

]]> By: Kewtr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1376293 Kewtr Mon, 14 May 2007 13:25:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/14/crunchgears-essential-guide-to-piracy/#comment-1376293 I think you mean 'divisive', and yes it is. On a personal level, I don't care how intrusive or stupid copyright law or DRM is, I believe a person has one choice-- buy a piece of work or do not buy it. Offended by the TOS or the DRM or the media it's released on? DO NOT BUY IT. There is zero justification to say that because of the manner that a work is released, you are justified in stealing it. But intellectually lazy people substitute what they see as unfairly restricted use as a rationalization for theft. Weak sauce. I think you mean ‘divisive’, and yes it is. On a personal level, I don’t care how intrusive or stupid copyright law or DRM is, I believe a person has one choice– buy a piece of work or do not buy it. Offended by the TOS or the DRM or the media it’s released on? DO NOT BUY IT.

There is zero justification to say that because of the manner that a work is released, you are justified in stealing it. But intellectually lazy people substitute what they see as unfairly restricted use as a rationalization for theft. Weak sauce.

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