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Originally Posted by MTG#10
When I copy a dvd I get from netflix I am not affecting the movie industry's pocketbooks, so no I dont consider it stealing at all. Maybe "by law" it is, but there are a lot of stupid laws that are based on someone's opinion and morals. If I was actually stealing dvd's off the shelf, or somehow hacked into netflix.com and set up a free membership, that would be stealing.
In my opinion, someone cant be stolen from if they haven't suffered some kind of loss. The movie industry isnt losing any money by me copying netflix dvd's, because I wouldnt buy the dvd's anyway. You cant lose something you never would have had in the first place. If it was impossible to copy dvd's I still wouldn't buy them. However, they are making money from me because of my netflix subscription, and so are the manufacturers and resellers of dvd-r's. Just doing my part to help out the economy.  |
You now own the movie for the price of renting it. You didn't pay to own it. You paid to rent it. If you want to own the movie, pay for it.
The "It's not stealing because I'd never actually buy it" argument is reeruned.
If I steal a Mac, can I claim it's not stealing because I'd never actually BUY a Mac? Hell no!