Movies and TV How much of a (n intellectual property) pirate are you?

**DaFace** · 02-26-2013, 05:30 PM

This is a spinoff of a thread in the media center, but I hope you'll indulge me and let it hang out here for a bit.

I'm just curious to see how the plethora of legal options to obtain movies, TV, and music has impacted piracy.

The basic idea is - do you obtain media for use in your home legally, or do you pirate it?

Poll on the way.

Rasputin · 02-26-2013, 05:32 PM

Rasputin · 02-26-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

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Urc Burry · 02-26-2013, 05:36 PM

100% of my music.. And I stream the occasional tv show/movie.. That's about as far as it goes

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 02-26-2013, 05:35 PM

you lack options for entirely legal.

I torrent tv shows, but that is the majority of what i do, except for some kids movies here and there

**DaFace** · 02-26-2013, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

you lack options for entirely legal.

I torrent tv shows, but that is the majority of what i do, except for some kids movies here and there

Yeah, I thought about going with a 100%-0% scale on everything, but it got too crazy, so I fuzzed up the categories a bit. My apologies.

KurtCobain · 02-26-2013, 05:37 PM

Music and books are the only thing I pirate. The occasional movie.

**DaFace** · 02-26-2013, 05:38 PM

Also, I screwed up the poll, so the first 4 people who respondent weren't counted correctly. I'd fix it if I'd made the poll public, but I can't now. So sorry. I fail.

**The Franchise** · 02-26-2013, 05:38 PM

I put mostly legal on a couple because I'll borrow CDs or movies from friends/family and rip them onto a hard drive.

RedDread · 02-26-2013, 05:39 PM

I pirate the hell out some movies, only Game of Thrones as far as TV goes because HBO doesn't have an online service available without an active sub.

For music I try to support the artists I really like, but I end up downloading a lot of stuff and keeping it if it's good. If I love it I'll typically buy it.

I don't pirate video games or software that often, again because I want to support the developers but also because pirates have a habit of putting nasty shit in there.

Lex Luthor · 02-26-2013, 05:43 PM

I pirate a lot of movies and TV shows. I justify it to myself by saying that I wouldn't have purchased those things anyway, but the reality is that the temptation is so great and it's so easy to do that it's hard to resist.

I don't pirate software. That just seems different somehow. Don't ask me why, because I can't explain it.

candyman · 02-26-2013, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Brainiac

I pirate a lot of movies and TV shows. I justify it to myself by saying that I wouldn't have purchased those things anyway, but the reality is that the temptation is so great and it's so easy to do that it's hard to resist.

I don't pirate software. That just seems different somehow. Don't ask me why, because I can't explain it.

Thinking that you pirating movies/tv shows is ok but me using my neighbor's wifi connection without their knowledge is douche behavior.

RedDread · 02-26-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by candyman

Thinking that you pirating movies/tv shows is ok but me using my neighbor's wifi connection without their knowledge is douche behavior.

You trying to justify it is douche behavior.

candyman · 02-26-2013, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RedDread

You trying to justify it is douche behavior.

Like him justifying it by saying he wouldn't have bought it anyway? Gotcha.

Lex Luthor · 02-26-2013, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by candyman

Thinking that you pirating movies/tv shows is ok but me using my neighbor's wifi connection without their knowledge is douche behavior.

You're really a dumbass, aren't you?

Your neighbors are real people who can be victimized by your behavior. If you use your neighbor's wifi connection to download copyrighted material, your neighbor will be the one who gets the letters from his ISP threatening to throttle back his connection speeds or cancel his Internet service.

If I download copyrighted material using my own Internet connection, at least I'm man enough to face the consequences for my own actions. I don't hide behind my neighbors and cause them to take the blame for what I do.

That's the difference, and that's why you are a douche.

View Poll Results: How much of a pirate are you with regard to...?
---MOVIES---	5	4.39%
Almost entirely legal	64	56.14%
Mostly legal	13	11.40%
Half and half	4	3.51%
Mostly pirated	10	8.77%
Almost entirely pirated	14	12.28%
---TV SHOWS---	5	4.39%
Almost entirely legal	60	52.63%
Mostly legal	14	12.28%
Half and half	3	2.63%
Mostly pirated	8	7.02%
Almost entirely pirated	15	13.16%
---MUSIC---	4	3.51%
Almost entirely legal	36	31.58%
Mostly legal	19	16.67%
Half and half	13	11.40%
Mostly pirated	14	12.28%
Almost entirely pirated	23	20.18%
---VIDEO GAMES---	3	2.63%
Almost entirely legal	85	74.56%
Mostly legal	5	4.39%
Half and half	4	3.51%
Mostly pirated	0	0%
Almost entirely pirated	2	1.75%
---BOOKS---	4	3.51%
Almost entirely legal	67	58.77%
Mostly legal	8	7.02%
Half and half	12	10.53%
Mostly pirated	4	3.51%
Almost entirely pirated	8	7.02%
---COMPUTER SOFTWARE	4	3.51%
Almost entirely legal	52	45.61%
Mostly legal	24	21.05%
Half and half	9	7.89%
Mostly pirated	7	6.14%
Almost entirely pirated	12	10.53%
---I LIKE CHECKING BOXES! WHEEEE!!---	28	24.56%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 114. You may not vote on this poll

02-26-2013, 05:30 PM	Topic Starter
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $2116899	How much of a (n intellectual property) pirate are you? This is a spinoff of a thread in the media center, but I hope you'll indulge me and let it hang out here for a bit. I'm just curious to see how the plethora of legal options to obtain movies, TV, and music has impacted piracy. The basic idea is - do you obtain media for use in your home legally, or do you pirate it? Poll on the way.
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02-26-2013, 05:32 PM	#2
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02-26-2013, 05:36 PM	#4
Urc Burry Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Casino cash: $9041048	100% of my music.. And I stream the occasional tv show/movie.. That's about as far as it goes
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02-26-2013, 05:35 PM	#5
mikeyis4dcats. Scarlett Johansson's boytoy Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $9555998	you lack options for entirely legal. I torrent tv shows, but that is the majority of what i do, except for some kids movies here and there __________________
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02-26-2013, 05:37 PM	#7
KurtCobain legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Independence, MO Casino cash: $-1497903	Music and books are the only thing I pirate. The occasional movie.
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02-26-2013, 05:38 PM	#8
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $2116899	Also, I screwed up the poll, so the first 4 people who respondent weren't counted correctly. I'd fix it if I'd made the poll public, but I can't now. So sorry. I fail.
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02-26-2013, 05:38 PM	#9
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $3195047	I put mostly legal on a couple because I'll borrow CDs or movies from friends/family and rip them onto a hard drive.
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02-26-2013, 05:39 PM	#10
RedDread Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Back in KC Casino cash: $10007771	I pirate the hell out some movies, only Game of Thrones as far as TV goes because HBO doesn't have an online service available without an active sub. For music I try to support the artists I really like, but I end up downloading a lot of stuff and keeping it if it's good. If I love it I'll typically buy it. I don't pirate video games or software that often, again because I want to support the developers but also because pirates have a habit of putting nasty shit in there.
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02-26-2013, 05:43 PM	#11
Lex Luthor MVP Join Date: Mar 2010 Casino cash: $10022775	I pirate a lot of movies and TV shows. I justify it to myself by saying that I wouldn't have purchased those things anyway, but the reality is that the temptation is so great and it's so easy to do that it's hard to resist. I don't pirate software. That just seems different somehow. Don't ask me why, because I can't explain it.
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