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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 126326" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>And here is another (and final) analogy.</p><p></p><p>I am a software developer.</p><p>I make my software available for download online.</p><p>I intend on getting payment for the software, yet I release it as a trial offer.</p><p>The app can be used for a limited time, in a basic functionality.</p><p>To unlock the software and use it to the full extent, I require a payment for a registration key to be sent to you.</p><p>I charge $5.00 for each registration.</p><p>Keep in mind, anyone can download it but in order for it to be complete, you must pay for registration.</p><p>This is not a 'tangible' item, yet everytime someone other than myself gives out a registration key or creates some hack to generate one, I lose $5.00 for each new person that gains full access to the software without paying me.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is, I personally don't care if anyone chooses to pirate software or not. I don't do it. If you do, just don't try to justify it and say it is not theft or that it isn't affecting or hurting anyone by doing it or that it is the same as using a free/open source app.... as you are sadly mistaken if you truly believe that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 126326, member: 2960"] And here is another (and final) analogy. I am a software developer. I make my software available for download online. I intend on getting payment for the software, yet I release it as a trial offer. The app can be used for a limited time, in a basic functionality. To unlock the software and use it to the full extent, I require a payment for a registration key to be sent to you. I charge $5.00 for each registration. Keep in mind, anyone can download it but in order for it to be complete, you must pay for registration. This is not a 'tangible' item, yet everytime someone other than myself gives out a registration key or creates some hack to generate one, I lose $5.00 for each new person that gains full access to the software without paying me. The bottom line is, I personally don't care if anyone chooses to pirate software or not. I don't do it. If you do, just don't try to justify it and say it is not theft or that it isn't affecting or hurting anyone by doing it or that it is the same as using a free/open source app.... as you are sadly mistaken if you truly believe that. [/QUOTE]
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