Paco Bedejo
Master
The legality of it is moot. There is a moral aspect to it and that is what really matters.
Gun owners learned in the mid-90s that legality = morality. Right guys? The AWB was great while it was a law, right?
Sarcasm aside...my friend's order of operations for acquisition of digital materials is as follows:
- Is the material conveniently available via one of his online subscriptions? (Netflix/Hulu/Audible)
- Is the material conveniently available on ad-supported websites?
- Is the material conveniently available for purchase at a reasonable price? ($0.50/song, $2/movie, $3/eBook, $5/audio book)
- Is the material only legally-available in a cumbersome and/or overpriced method?
- Is thepiratebay.org currently up & running?
If someone chooses to disperse their thoughts, stories, pictures, music, games, or videos into the world, but then limit legal access to such products with an overpriced and/or cumbersome paywall...my friend does not feel morally obligated to financially support them. Digital copying doesn't deny anybody of any property & is not an initiation of force by any sane definition.
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That said, my friend is preparing to pre-purchase two copies of Battlefield 3 in order to "vote" for future games of similar/better quality & properties.