Pirating - How far do you go?

[Melkane]

It's always a big talk for the movie industry.

I personally hate going to the theater to see a movie. It costs a fortune, you get rude/noisy people unless you go at obscure times and then you still might. If you have to use the bathroom or something you miss part of the movie, and it doesn't matter if I go before hand or not, I'm guaranteed to have to go if I go to the theater. Oh it drives me crazy. I also don't like paying for something I don't even know if I'll like or not.

I instead love watching movies in the comfort of my own home on my TV and surround sound system with my own snacks and drinks, by myself alone with no interruptions.

So I've stopped going a few years back, instead I will wait a few days - week for a decent pirated version of the movie. Download it and watch it. Why should you invest money into something you may not even like or want? Seriously I mean you don't buy a car without taking it for a test drive so why a movie or a game?

If I like it after seeing it then when it comes out I will go buy the real deal when it comes out on DVD and support the makers of the film. However I think it's real shitty of a person if they like a film (or a video game) to never give the people that made that movie possible a dime of your money. $5-$20 for a lifetimes right to watch the movie is not much money at all. Complete pirates annoy me. Even games I do the same if I like it I go out and buy it.

I've had people tell me that I'm just as bad as those pirates that never buy a movie, but thing about this is it has most certainly had me give more of my money to the movie/DVD/Gaming industry. Because of this method I've been able to watch movies I never would have even glanced at before, played games I would have never played and given them a chance because I wouldn't want to spend my money on something I wasn't sure I was going to like this has allowed me to see more and so when I go buy movies I shell out more money to buy more.

[Mr. Bubbles]

Well, to make up for this sin, why not send the appropriate funds to the directors/game developers of the pirated movies/software you watch/play. :thumbsup:

[TheDefiler]

Well, to make up for this sin, why not send the appropriate funds to the directors/game developers of the pirated movies/software you watch/play. :thumbsup:

U mean pay?! NO we can't do that!!!

LOL!

[RhinoGrowUK]

LoL , if we had to fork out the full price for every movie we see , we wouldnt have enough left to buy skins and shit ?!!

[slipknotpsycho]

i don't pay and i don't feel guilty either... if it's something so good i buy it so i have the original real liscense paid for copy... otherwise, fuck it....

alot of movies these days are pure shit and are certainly not worth what they want to charge you for them.

they get plenty of buisness from other people And don't bother with the 'what if everyone thought that way' argument for two reasons, first, not everyone would, second, there is still alot of computer illiterate people who think of email as an amazing thing. they can get their revenues from those people

i have no conscience about pirating, when i was younger i was deprived music cuz i couldn't go out and buy a cd every other day, i actually got one about once a month if that... when i heard of napster... well lets just say it opened me up to a whole new world.

[LIP]

Cinemas just keep putting their prices up for bullshit films that should never have been made.

Saying that i dont get pirate copies. I just wait to see what other people think of it and if it sounds good i'll buy it on DVD.

[Ganj]

My initial regards to pirating music/film, etc. could be observed in my documents folder...they're not righteous in the biblical sense, I can say that much. Nowadays, you could not catch me strolling into a movie theater. I think I have gone once in the past year or so, and that was to see the premier of the movie 300-I should have just downloaded it. The movie theater experience is always unpleasant for me.

[tokentexan]

^^agreed, the movie theatre experience is terrible, hundreds of 13yr olds throwing cokes and popcorn while screaming thier heads off just waiting for thier moms to come pick them up afterwards.

much easier to download a movie and see for urself if its good or not instead of paying $8.

[Ganj]

You get those too? Oh man--and school just began! You can expect the movie theater to be packed with teenagers every weekend until summer break, when they loiter on a daily basis. I just don't buy into the movie industry biz anymore. Sure, the movies look exciting but sitting down and watching one with hundreds of strangers is not exactly my idea of "movie time." Get me some DVD-R's, popcorn and my junked-up home-clothes and I'm happy. That's just me though. Being in the "scene" played out for me when I dropped high-school. But these young kids have the opportunity of a lifetime to bond with their peers, enhance social skills, you name it! Just good 'ol kid stuff.

[blunt smoker]

Yeah the movies have become a troubled place to go. Theatre munkeys are always just chillin' in the lobby staring at everyone that comes in.

And one of my biggest pet peeves is when people talk and kick my seat in the movies. I always end up getting pissed as fuck and jumping up and telling the people to quit kicking my seat or "I'll fucking kill you". That usually fixes the problem.

[FakeBoobsRule]

I run around with a hook for a hand, an eye patch, and a bird on my shoulder.......Me hearties!

[stinkyattic]

SmackdownPirateNinjaRockBoobs OMG...
My copy of 40 year old virgin is THE worst bootleg I have ever seen- you can see people walking around the theater, hear noise, it shakes... lol

[imitator]

I used to have a friend who worked with one of the groups that did the pirating, and that was some good times. High quality stuff, as they had a friend in the theatre that let them setup and never get hassled.

As far as the pirating itself goes... personally, I follow what the OP said. If its a good game, or movie, or cd, then I will buy the original version of it down the road. But I refuse to pay for a game or movie or cd, and then not be able to return the thing if I dont like it. Thats retarded. So since the stores wont let me return shitty games and movies and music, I have to take the only other method available to me... pirating and buying the item if I enjoy it.

And Stinky, find a group that does solid good releases, and stick with them. It makes it alot nicer instead of the crapshoot you get when you just grab whatever is available. =)

[THClord]

Movie Theaters: I go there for really good movies.
DVDs: My friend has this Blockbuster deal where he has unlimited rentals for $10 a month. He rents everything and copies them. He has like 200 DVDs on his shelf, almost all copied.

It is way better watching movies on a nice LCD TV with 5.1 sound with all sorts of custom treats/drinks. It sucks that we're forced to go to the movie theater for the newest movies.

Games: I pirate all single player games --- buy multiplayer games
Other software: pirated
Music: pirated

Yeah, I'm a pretty big pirate.
I am also a huge fan of open-source software. It's BS that companies will ask $15 for a program I could write in a couple days.

P.S. I am a college student with no job, I can't afford to pay for everything. If I added up all the games movies and music on my computer I ever downloaded it would be like $10000 to buy legally.

P.S.2. I am smart about downloading, I use software to block the RIAA/MPAA. It lowers my chances of being caught to like 0.0000001%.

[RhinoGrowUK]

SmackdownPirateNinjaRockBoobs OMG...
My copy of 40 year old virgin is THE worst bootleg I have ever seen- you can see people walking around the theater, hear noise, it shakes... lol


lol mine is the same , nothing better than chilling out with a shit dvd and a bag of the good stuff , half baked shouting at the little shit that went to get some popcorn and spoiled your film! Beats paying full price of cinemas where you would be doing exactly the same !!

[thisisthepart]

I download all my stuff. Music, movies, games, programs.. I never really feel guilty about it either. I support my favorite artists by buying merchandise and going to concerts. When a movie comes out in theatre I usually get a good copy days later through plenty of trial and error. I find movies are expensive. They charge too much for the ticket. A small pop and popcorn runs you like $14. And everything is a madhouse. You can sit at home, in your own privacy - smoke a fat joint in front of the big screen and watch any movie you want for free. The actors make millions from their movies, and I spend $50 to go watch it with my girlfriend.. So no guilt.

[r0k]

I do download most of my music and most of the movies I get, however, this is only because I don't have money. If I did, I would certainly pay for every CD I own. Artists and actors (as well as directors and sound technicians, etc) spend a lot of time, effort, and money making them so, they deserve to get fucking loaded. However, I think I sort of make up for what I download because of all the concerts and movies I go to. A new movie comes out, and I see it two or three times in the theatre.. Why? I enjoy watching a movie on the huge screen, with different friends, or maybe with my girlfriend (in which case we don't pay much attention to the movie, so it's okay to watch it multiple times :jointsmile:) And along with concerts, I also buy a lot of merchandise. However, given the money, I would certainly pay for movies and music. But that's just me.

[mfqr]

I have absolutely no problem getting games, movies, music, or anything for free. Stealing? Yeah, sure. Do I care? No. Do I care if God sends me to hell for it? No.

I already have enough debt from the sinister and scheming banking system we have today. So why would I go and get into more debt because I wanted to be happy for awhile, playing a game, watching a movie, or listening to a movie?

The funny thing is, the RIAA and the MPAA cannot do anything about the piracy of their music and movies. Nor can the game industry do anything. Sure, they can sue a person... but no matter what, people will always steal it. And so will I. I don't care... I make a fucking shit wage at my job, at the moment. That doesn't mean that I'm going to deprive myself of entertainment, simply because I cannot afford it. Though, I can afford something free. Plus, if it sucks, I didn't just waste any money. The only thing I may have wasted was time downloading it.

These are also the people that want the Internet to be regulated. ROFL!

Steal data as much as you please, ladies and gentlemen. The industry is too corrupt with greed anyway. Let's weed out the greedy motherfuckers, and let the passion of the arts reign again, instead of money reigning over the passion.

[Ganj]

You're all a bunch of crooks. :)
In my opinion, our favorites actors and actresses still receive the feedback necessary to continue evolving their careers, so we're not hurting our dearest Johnny Depp or the vibrant Jessica Alba, who are both horrible if I do say so myself. As for music, I am in the clear, because I am positive Hendrix and Morrison don't mind. Same goes for Manzarek, Densmore, Krieger, Redding, and Mitchell.

And anyway, what is the worst that can happen? If the music industry collapses, it will only set us free from self-involved pretenders. You gotta listen for the feeling music is supposed to give everyone, otherwise you're just a tourist.

[texas grass]

about 200 ps2 games
700 movies
hundreds of cds
any kind of software you can think of
most tv episodes i like

or can get from indonesia for about 50 cents a disk

[texas grass]

i am downloading the dirty sanchez dvd format as we speak
it will be done in about half a day