On 25 Apr 2015, at 01:03, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >> >> The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of >> Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have >> bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly >> buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were >> in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from >> piracy. > > I think that's a little disingenuous. It's in the same train of thought of > since I will never buy a Ferrari it's OK if I steal one from the dealership. >
Naturally I disagree with people stealing Photoshop, or Ferraris or whatever else, but the analogy is incorrect since copying a piece of software doesn't deprive anyone else of the software or (assuming the thief would never have bought it) deprive the seller of revenue, whereas if I stole a car the legitimate owner no longer has it and can't get any revenue from it. In that sense I'd say pirating software is a lesser crime than stealing a car. A better analogy is photocopying a book rather than buying it, and photocopying it is a lesser crime than stealing it. But still a crime. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
