This is what I say. The quicker kids learn about money, the better.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jose Lomeli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] very important message to liam erven! > Hi, Thomas I really do agree with you on this. If I don't have > the money to buy a game then I won't play it or buy it. But of > course immature kids just try to download it for free and play it > for free. Don't get on my case here because I know their are > kids/teenagers on this list. People just try to do the easiest > things which in this case is pirated games. I personally don't > like the idea of this at all. > Jose Lomeli > BrailleNote mPOWER user > Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Or email me at this address. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: > http://joselomeli93.blind-planet.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Thomas Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected] >>Date sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:02:54 -0400 >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] very important message to liam erven! > >>Hi, >>Well, there are many points of view about intelectual copyrights, > but >>the fact of the matter is if you pirate software you are hurting > the >>company in question in one way or another. High quality sound > effects, >>graphics, and music can get very expensive. A game developer > needs money >>to purchase these things, and if you pirate the games then that > is less >>money to use on the next game. That isn't even considering the > labor >>costs involved in working on a game 10 to 20 hours a week. >>Let us look at this in this way. Which would produce more income > for me. >>I could work at McDonald's for 20 hours a week and get a pay > check every >>two weeks, or I can work for 20 hours a week for an entire year > with no >>pay and have some young, upstart, pirates steel all of my work > for free. >>Now, if those very same pirates were forced to work for a year, > and then >>were expecting to be paid at the end of that year and were not > paid what >>would they say? I am pretty certain they would be screaming for > some >>heads to roll, and want their money the day before yesterday. >>The absolute truth is a lot of pirates have no experience in > business >>and are just kids who have not had real life experience in > trying to >>earn a living. They have some foolish notion that they deserve >>everything served to them on a golden platter without paying for > it. >>Once they grow up a little they see everyone needs to work to > make a >>living, and steeling is steeling no matter what intelectual spin > you put >>on it. >>I don't know how old you are, but when you say things like, "it > all >>depends on what you think work and effort should cost," shows a > lack of >>experience in business. A business requires materials, > employees, and a >>certain percent of proffet. If you don't have enough money to > buy all >>the materials to create a product you can't make the product, if > you >>have no money for employees you have no one to produce the > products, and >>if you have no proffet you can't purchase food, pay the rent, pay > the >>phone bill, and so on. Those are facts, and not open to > intelectual >>opinions. > > >>Parham wrote: >>> Perhaps. And perhaps not. Everyone is working on what their > produce, but I >>> think it all goes back to you choosing, in your mind, how much > work and >>> effort deserves being paid for. People have different opinions > on that. I do >>> not tend to defend my friend, nore crytisize her, but am just > stating facts. >>> I have never played Judgement Day, so I can't say. I have > played Super Liam >>> though, the demo, at least, and it wasn't different from the > many >>> sidescrollers up to that point. Of course the rest are > different, and that's >>> why I choose to take a neutral position in this discussion, > because it's >>> going on a narrow ledge. >>> --- >>> Contact info: >>> Skype: parham-d >>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com > > >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, >>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. 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