Comment Re:The Economics Of Warez (Score 1) 1404
Yes, but why is it bad to steal things that don't belong to us? Because then the person who originally had it cannot benefit from it. With software, the company has not lost anything but the potential sale.
However, for this to really be a problem, you have to assume that the person was going to or would be able to purchase the software legally. If some kid pirates 3DStudio Max, there is no way he would be able to pay for it, so he would have deprived the company of 0 dollars. And if he has deprived the company of no money, what has he actually "stolen" ?
However, for this to really be a problem, you have to assume that the person was going to or would be able to purchase the software legally. If some kid pirates 3DStudio Max, there is no way he would be able to pay for it, so he would have deprived the company of 0 dollars. And if he has deprived the company of no money, what has he actually "stolen" ?
