Study Suggests Game Piracy May Be An Exaggerated Threat

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I fully understand that there are justifiable circumstances to which piracy is not morally wrong (like bullshit region locking or getting a hold of older games that simply aren't available anymore) but things like "I didn't like their DRM model" or "It was too expensive" just don't hold any water. And let's face it, the main the reason piracy even exists is because people are too lazy to earn enough money, or too cheap to pay for what they want. It's called piracy for a very good reason.

I agree that things like "I didn't like their DRM model" holds no water. as for pricing, when a game costs 1/5 of your monthly pay (imagine if a gme would cost 250 dollars for you americans) you sure as hell want to try it out first.
Main reason piracy began to exist is because people werent able to legitimately gain a product, whether by lack of money or by publishers blocks.
and its not called piracy, tis caleld copyright infringement, just media and people sue piracy sinceits simpler. piracy is when you steal ship on ships.

I think it is fair to assume that a sufficient number of those 1 million pirates would buy a game if there was no option to pirate it, and contrariwise, a substantial number of pirates won't ever buy the game, having already played it through for free. I think it is intellectually dishonest of people to act like this isn't the case.

This isn't even my main reason for disliking piracy. As far as I'm concerned, taking a product or a service from someone, without paying and without permission, is just plain theft. I say that, in spite of the point that copying doesn't deprive the owner of the original, and in spite of the legal definitions on copyright infringement. I still call it theft. Like sneaking in through the back door of the cinema, when you pirate, you aren't paying the provider what you owe them. Then they have the cheek to try and turn it around, blaming the big businesses for resorting to draconian DRM and copyright policies. Pirates are truly the most sanctimonious of scroungers.

if we go by research, it is fair to assume that sufficient number of those 1 million actually bought the game if they liked it. and would not have if they didnt get to try.
you are not taking anything when you download something. you make a copy. the original product does not get destroyed. if you say that in spite of these then you simply are wrong. nothing i can do about it. it is not theft and if you call it theft then it is you who are wrong.
i do not owe anyone anything.