tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post369097096566427893..comments2023-09-24T07:03:54.781-04:00Comments on Write? I am: PiratingKeziah Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938311968836003221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-44933539889822851152009-09-01T13:14:41.308-04:002009-09-01T13:14:41.308-04:00Pirating is all about sales. If you buy one copy,...Pirating is all about sales. If you buy one copy, either for yourself or for someone else, it's all good. <br /><br />If you tape a movie playing on tv for your very own use, never to leave your home, it's okay. <br /><br />However, the rights to copy and/or distribute are owned by somebody else. If you tape it and then make copies to give out, even if you give them out for free, it's copyright infringement and it's illegal because you have interfered with somebody's revenue.<br /><br />It's not the copying itself that's the issue; it's the use you put it to. If you interfere with somebody's revenue, you are probably breaking the law.<br /><br />It's gotten particularly sticky in recent years because of digital media. Pirating existed before, of course, but the quality was usually so bad that the market was small and not really worth the effort. Digital media, however, is all too easy to copy, and the copies are as good as the original which makes pirating more tempting. <br /><br />Which is why my dad's library of VHS and DVDs that he taped himself is probably going to get thrown away. I really hate to think about doing it, but I don't see a choice.McBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437136297944260051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-15641375618817716502009-08-31T20:16:30.738-04:002009-08-31T20:16:30.738-04:00Just had a conversation about this with my librari...Just had a conversation about this with my librarian sister last week. She says teachers at her school get really upset with her when she won't copy movies for them and explains why. She also said the kids don't understand that their parents are paying for them to download music on their IPODS.rssasrbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957629113999230457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-21320875217529522132009-08-30T16:56:16.042-04:002009-08-30T16:56:16.042-04:00Oh, and there's a very interesting and informa...Oh, and there's a very interesting and informative opinion piece on this w.r.t. books on Patricia Briggs' website:<br /><br />http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/writing/pirate.shtml<br /><br />He basically is providing the counterarguments for many of the arguments people make about why pirating is ok.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655094330475654364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-38081843253250851132009-08-30T16:52:17.288-04:002009-08-30T16:52:17.288-04:00Well, I pretty much agree with you, so I guess I c...Well, I pretty much agree with you, so I guess I could climb up there with you. Keep you company. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655094330475654364noreply@blogger.com