>>49462350The amount of people who will buy a product after they pirated it is insignificantly small, and it doesn't excuse all those other games that they tested without compensating the developer. Companies offer trials/demos for this kind of thing where they pay a small fee to try a product or service, but they reimburse something that they use, even for a small amount of time.
>>49462378Regardless of the business model, the developer and associates must be reimbursed for the value they are producing to you, whether it be through direct sales of the product, crowdfunding, subscription, you name it. At the end of the day, /the consumers/ must cover the cost and more for profit.
>>49462430>Not everybody is going to agree with your rules and values.If you don't agree with the laws, move to somewhere of your liking, not agreeing with the laws does not excuse you from punishment of breaking them.
>You really can't have a funcitoning society without punishment, just with "values".Punishment is there to motivate people to follow the more regenerate structure called ethics which brings good things for the community. Punishment is abused, yes, but punishing people for essentially stealing people's effort through breaking contracts deceptively is ethical.
>I personally couldn't care less if media and software companies collapse.Of course you do if you use software and media you imbecile, you are just entitled to all of their work without reimbursement.
>Why should I have to hunt for food? You hunt it for me without reimbursement you slave!>>49462600>Even if I use it (view, listen, etc.) why do I owe them somethingBecause if you didn't they wouldn't produce it, so consumers reward producers for things consumers like.
>>49463266>There is no price tag on pressing ctrl+c followed by ctrl+v.No there isn't, however there is a price tag on products for sale. You can't steal it.