Re: [Avid-L2] Re: [OT] Guess who's popular with the kids? AND CRACKS

On Dec 14, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Steve Hullfish wrote:

> AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT:
>
> Using the logic of "Don't prosecute someone for stealing something
> that they wouldn't buy anyway" then it would be OK if I stole a
> Ferrari or a Lamborghini or a Bentley because I would never BUY any of
> those cars? That's some pretty poor logic. Put me in jail for stealing
> a $20,000 Toyota Camry, because I would maybe buy THAT, but steal a
> car worth a quarter of a million dollars, and you should let me go
> because I'd never actually pay for a car that expensive?

"Canard. False logic. With physical goods when you steal a lambogini
the original owner no longer has it.

This is not true with digital goods and the argument is moot and
invalid."

So Phillip, do you believe that it's okay to steal all digital goods, or that in fact there is no such thing as "stealing" where digital goods are concerned? Are you by extension okay with piracy of movies, TV shows, e-books, or anything else that can be replicated digitally?
Shirley

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hodgetts <philip@intelligentassistance.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 11:56 am
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: [OT] Guess who's popular with the kids? AND CRACKS

On Dec 14, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Steve Hullfish wrote:

> AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT:
>
> Using the logic of "Don't prosecute someone for stealing something
> that they wouldn't buy anyway" then it would be OK if I stole a
> Ferrari or a Lamborghini or a Bentley because I would never BUY any of
> those cars? That's some pretty poor logic. Put me in jail for stealing
> a $20,000 Toyota Camry, because I would maybe buy THAT, but steal a
> car worth a quarter of a million dollars, and you should let me go
> because I'd never actually pay for a car that expensive?

Canard. False logic. With physical goods when you steal a lambogini
the original owner no longer has it.

This is not true with digital goods and the argument is moot and
invalid.
>
> And once you own the crack, what is the incentive to become a real
> customer again?

Support.
>
> I know we've discussed the prevalence of cracked FCP suites to the
> number of users out there, but I don't think that Apple is counting
> cracked software in their user base.

They are not.

> And if they did, then what's the
> benefit to them other than an empty bragging point. I DO understand
> the point that it may help to TRY software before you buy it, but in
> that case, it's much easier to use the Avid 14 day trial instead of
> spending the effort to crack it.

30 days :)

> And if you want to use it while you
> LEARN it, then buy an academic version. I don't buy the argument that
> cracks make people buy software. I do believe to some extent that this
> works with music downloads. I have downloaded some free music, but
> then I either realize that I hate it, in which case I delete it (and
> in my mind, I shouldn't or wouldn't have paid for it in the first
> place since I don't like it), or I end up buying it PLUS other stuff
> by the same artist. I think the psychology - and price points - for
> downloading free music distinguish themselves from "free" software.

Well established that people who download a lot of music without
paying, spend more on music overall than those who don't.

Philip

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