cool story bro

That doesn't justify your piracy of non RIAA products faggot. How does the RIAA suing you make it ok to pirate videogames?

Did the system fuck you over? Yes.
Do you deserve some retribution? Yes, $2000 worth.
Do you get to have a free ride for the rest of your life because of it? Fuck no.

If you pirated more than $2000 worth of shit by now then you need to stop pirating. You've already gotten justice for yourself faggot.

I'm in Australia, i'm entitled to pirate.

Caught for pirating, lol'd

>>21887249
You just don't get it. I have no faith in the system anymore, this lawsuit has made my already hard life even harder. I played by the rules, I did everything right and it got me fucked up the ass. I'm not going to play by the rules anymore because doing that got me nowhere except in crippling debt.

These companies will keep taking our rights away and will make no exceptions about suing your ass off. When something gets stolen from you then you should have the right to redownload the fucking product because you paid for it. The criminal gets your stuff and doesn't have to pay...they get all the positives, I get all the negatives for being an honest citizen? WTF kind of system is that?

who gets sued for this shit, honestly?

>>21887249
Not OP, but let's see you have your entire library of shit stolen. And this is the internet, so don't pull the "Oh I'd re-buy everything! ^_^" Because we all know that's fucking bullshit.

>>21887453
Like I said, it was back when the RIAA was first cracking down. I redownloaded 200 CD's that I had owned prior to being robbed and then they sued me.

BAWWWWWWWWWWWW I FORGOT TO LOCK THE DOOR

>>21887380

But in Australia don't they actually use boats and swords and shit?

>>21887500
ITT people believe a locked door can stop a robber

I just pirate because I want to keep my money for other stuff I cannot steal.

>>21887125
No-one cares that you pirate, even the 13 year old kids of /v/ are unimpressed, gb2 bed.

>boats and swords and shit

Sounds like usenet to me bro.

>>Something bad happened to me so I'm going to use that as a justification to do something bad

Yeah, my parents raped me as a child, SO IT'S OKAY THAT I RAPE LITTLE BOYS NOW AMIRITE?

>>21887427

Yes, im right there with you.

>>21887249 Ha, systems don't work, no system anywhere works, Justice that shits a myth.

if you're in crippling debt don't use usenet dumbass. need a demonoid invite?

>>21887125
I had the same happen to me, only I claimed on my home insurance.

>>21887564

Arrr... Time to download the entire discography of Weird Al. Arrr....

>>21887575
So are you trying to say it's ok for a robber to steal all your shit, suffer no consequences and then when you try to reclaim digital copies of said stuff it's perfectly ok for a rich corporation to sue you despite a police report verifying your claims?

Makes perfect sense.

>>21887125

Cool story and all, but I don't need a justification to pirate because:

1. I know exactly what I'm doing.
2. I am not a faggot

I download games because I can never fucking find them anywhere else.

>>21887575
Raping a child != downloading digital copies of music you legally owned but had stolen from you

You justify pirating by using someone else's story...what am i missing?

>>21887508

Yeah, we're so outdated and behind that the Americans used our SAS troops in Iraq behind the enemy lines.

>>21887575
Acually for your story to match, you would have had to want it first

And that's why I live in the netherlands.

I pirate because no one else gives a shit about it around these parts.

Why do some piratefags think they have to justify everything they do?

Just do it and leave us out of it, faggots. That's what I do.

I just got into downloading and playing games because I discovered I wreck disks really easy because I'm lazy and a slob. So I just gained digital copies of the ones that I already have. So am I still pirating if I own physical copies?

>>21887125

I don't pirate music or movies because you don't get between a jew and their jewgolds or they'll demand a pound of flesh.

Wait, you're still having to pay 2000 dollars? God damn.

IT'S NOT HARD FOR A GAME COMPANY TO PREVENT THE PIRATING OF THEIR GAME. JUST MAKE THE EMPHASIS OF THE GAME TO BE ONLINE PLAY. BLIZZARD LEARNT THIS AFTER WARCRAFT II AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THEY'RE SO SUCCESSFUL. HARDLY ANYONE PIRATES THEIR GAMES AND THOSE THAT DO GET LAUGHED OFF, DIABLO II BEING THE EXCEPTION BECAUSE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO INSTALL A PIRATED COPY AND STEAL THE CD KEY FROM A LAN SHOP. TL;DR I DON'T EVEN PLAY GAMES THAT DON'T HAVE ONLINE SUPPORT ANYMORE SINCE 1) I LIKE PLAYING WITH OTHER PEOPLE 2) IF THEY'RE TOO STUPID TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM PIRATING THEIR GAME BY ADDING AN ONLINE EXPERIENCE THEN THE GAME PROBABLY ISN'T WORTH IT. [/SPOILER]

Wow, back when I was a Buccaneer none of my shipmates were whiny faggots like you guys.

>>21887890
Or like Valve and make sure their games are good and solid before release.

Never buying a single player game again unless i know it will be good and want to support the company.

>Lock your fucking house/apartment.

1. Robbers can pick locks
2. Robbers can break down doors
3. Robbers can even be the landlord(have a key) and unless you got a camera running 24/7 you wouldn't know
4. The only way to stop robbers(except ones who are 'professionals') is to get a security system, shatter proof laminant on every window, security cameras, etc etc

Any one of you could get robbed just like I did and you wouldn't be so fucking rude about it if you had the same misfortune as me.

>>21888253
Also, if you want an example of a more blatant robbery...home invasions are on the rise where I live. Just recently an apartment next to mine was robbed. They waited for the guy to come home, stuck a gun to his back, took him inside, tied him up, peed on him, beat him up, stole all his shit all through the night then finally left in his car.

I love how 4chan says it's the victims fault for being a victim of an impossible to avoid crime.

>>21887125
>>Since then i've been on usenet pirating to my hearts content because being an honest citizen doesn't pay."

Best justification ever. I work in corrections, and every rapist, murderer, drug dealer, and other criminal I see says the same thing.

"Playing by the rules doesn't pay. You get screwed anyway."

it pays to keep the recepits, lulz

>>21888321
>peed on him
Now that's just mean.

>>21888392
While I wouldn't commit those crimes...I do agree that you will get screwed by the system at some point no matter what. My father had to file for bankruptcy because he got laid off and he tried to work with the credit card companies but they REFUSED to compromise while he was looking for a new job. They ruined his credit for 10 years as a result and wiped out his entire savings. All so some greedy stockholders could see a slight raise in profit.

Or how about eminent domain? The government taking honest citizens houses away and selling to PRIVATE ENTERPRISE so that rich people can make profit. Then worse yet, they give you half of what the home is worth so if you live on a lakefront property...or a beachfront property too fucking bad for you. You don't get to buy another house in the same area, they only gave you 500k for a 950k home.

The system is a pile of shit and I refuse to play by the rules anymore.

>>21888392
>>"Raping people is justified because I can't get laid any other way"

>>21888534

In my country that's seen as a sign of affection.

>>21888321

That guy was obviously doing things he shouldn't, that kinda shit aint random

But you'd be wrong if you expected to find sympathy on 4chan. This is the place that laughs at guro/cp/scat.

>>21888621
>My father had to file for bankruptcy because he got laid off and he tried to work with the credit card companies but they REFUSED to compromise

He shouldn't have created more debt than he could pay off. Apparently his savings wasn't big as it should have been. This is HIS fault for being irresponsible.

>The government taking honest citizens houses away and selling to PRIVATE ENTERPRISE so that rich people can make profit.

It's called doing something for the good of the majority. It helps bring more money into the state and this helps improve the life of citizens. If a few hundred people have to suffer then so be it.

>You don't get to buy another house in the same area, they only gave you 500k for a 950k home.

Now THIS is a shitty thing to do. You should get market value for your house. It's perfectly fair to take the house to improve the area but they need to pay you what it's actually worth, not half. So I agree this is an injustice.

>The system is a pile of shit and I refuse to play by the rules anymore.

Hope you enjoy jail then.

I PIRATE GAMES BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO PAY FOR EM

ANYONE WHO SAYS DIFFERENT IS A FILTHY LYING WHORE

>>21888819
I disagree. Home invasions are in the rise in many parts of the country due to the fact guns are being taken away from citizens. Criminals are becoming more brave and blatant about their crimes.

In certain areas of the country home invasions are becoming common place because of bad economies, not enough jobs and no way to survive other than breaking the law. Combine that with the low gun ownership rates in some states and the criminals feel safe invading homes.

I pirate games because I'm cheap and lazy

Seriously guys, shut up about this whole thing

>>21888824
>scat
Nice to know you're not too cool for stool

Since I can't download a car I have to download the games.

>>21888824
I don't expect sympathy but I don't need moralfags telling me that what happened is my fault or that people shouldn't have the right to download digital copies of shit they already OWN.

It's not like i'm going to a music store and stealing a copy then saying it's justified. Downloading a copy is just that, downloading a copy. It's like telling me I can't reclaim my stolen car from a criminal if the police happen to find it.

Hell, even the police said "you should just go on Napster and redownload it"

PIRATES NEED TO STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY IT

IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT

DO IT

BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT YOUR 29514590215195 REASONS WHY 'THE MAN' IS KEEPING YOU DOWN.

I DIDN'T LIKE HEARING IT FROM MY NIGGER FRIENDS, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.

>>21889547
Look, I admit, I like pirating because I like free shit, who doesn't? All i'm saying is that I would have never got "into" pirating if it weren't for the shit that happened to me that was totally unfair. If it wasn't for that bullshit the RIAA pulled i'd still be paying for everything and never pirating.

All i'm saying is that people become pirates for a variety of reasons but then they stay pirates because downloading shit for free is awesome and there is no consequences(if you do it right) so why not?

I pirate to NOT support the video games industry. I WILL NOT support the shit these companies churn out. If they make a game worthy of purchasing, then they will get my money.

>>21889628
Knock knock

Who's th-

NO-ONE GIVES A SHIT

PIRATE TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT

DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO SPREAD YOUR JUSTIFICATION OVER THE INTERNET, NO-ONE BELIEVES YOU, NO-ONE CARES

>>21889724
Orange Box, even I bought it when it was on sale for $25 because it's an outstanding deal.

>>21889896
I wouldn't feel the need to spread justification if it wasn't for moralfags constantly bitching and moaning on a daily basis how we are horrible people and are ruining the industry.

When the moralfags shut up, i'll shut up.

I'm laughing at the "lol lock ur door" kids here.
Ever heard of things like bump keys?

Me and a mate are going to download fallout 3 then burn it to DVDs and leave it around the city for anyone to pick up because Bethesda are fucks

>>21889970
Don't leave fingerprints on the disc or case.

>>21887575
i see no problem with your argument.

>>21889946
I think the biggest problem with piracy is that its way to easy to do. Now that I know I can get Farcry 2 EARLY, OVER THE NET, and FREE instead of spending the ridiculous 50$ price tag that I can't afford anyways, I'd feel like an idiot if I went and bought it.

>>21890080
I'd argue...why shouldn't it be easy? Why shouldn't the people get back SOMETHING for all their hard work? As it stands, CEO fatcats get 96.5% of all the wealth in the country. Inflation rates go up and pay doesn't follow so we are poorer and poorer each year.

I don't think it's unreasonable for someone to expect one job at 40 hours a week to pay all the bills and leave a little left over for entertainment. As of right now some cities you need two people working TWO JOBS EACH just to barely scrape by. It's not fucking fair.

Piracy evens it out and gives the people back something because everyone knows and feels the injustice going on in the world today. It's a fucking joke how the average citizen is treated and it's even more of a joke when situations like explained in this thread occur.

I'm not a socialist but fuck...it's not fair when one person has more money than they know what to do with while other people are working 100+ hours a week just to barely pay the bills. Then at the same time those people are expected to pirate nothing. Those people can't afford to go to the movies. They can't afford to pay for amusement parks. They can't afford to go to sporting events. Rich people become rich off the back of people then price everything in the world so that only rich people can afford it. Look at NFL prices lately? $50 for NOSEBLEEDER seats.

>>21888840
>>It's called doing something for the good of the majority. It helps bring more money into the state and this helps improve the life of citizens. If a few hundred people have to suffer then so be it.

The irony being our founding fathers fought a revolution to establish a government that couldn't get away with shit like that

>>21890320
STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY PIRACY

>Why shouldn't the people get back SOMETHING for all their hard work?

You are getting something back, survival. People in other countries are worse off than you.

>As it stands, CEO fatcats get 96.5% of all the wealth in the country

You could become just like them if you are smart enough, don't be a lazy faggot and expect to get all the rewards for doing none of the work.

>Inflation rates go up and pay doesn't follow so we are poorer and poorer each year.

I agree this is a problem. If the price of products goes up the pay for employees should as well. If pay isn't going up but prices are it creates an imbalance in the economy.

>I don't think it's unreasonable for someone to expect one job at 40 hours a week to pay all the bills and leave a little left over for entertainment. As of right now some cities you need two people working TWO JOBS EACH just to barely scrape by. It's not fucking fair.

Those cities need to lower their fucking taxes so everything isn't so god damn expensive.

>Piracy evens it out and gives the people back something because everyone knows and feels the injustice going on in the world today. It's a fucking joke how the average citizen is treated and it's even more of a joke when situations like explained in this thread occur.

Don't justify piracy. Wrong is wrong.

>I'm not a socialist but

Yes you are.

>it's not fair when one person has more money than they know what to do with while other people are working 100+ hours a week just to barely pay the bills.

Other countries are worse, get over it.

>>21890550

>>21890550
Let me guess, you are republican. If you aren't rich I hope you are happy supporting people who will always take advantage of you.

I'm not a socialist. I just believe in fair pay based on current inflation rates so people can actually pay their bills without being worked to death.

>>21890550
Lowering taxes fixes nothing, the government can't make up imaginary money its gotta come from somewhere, its reality that we gotta pay it

>>21890779
>Lowering taxes fixes nothing

Tell that to every country that has lowered it's taxes or switched to flat tax systems. They saw economical growth, increased tax revenue and an improved employment rate.

>>21890709
>I just believe in fair pay based on current inflation rates so people can actually pay their bills without being worked to death.

I already agreed with you on this.

>>21887125
So it's okay to steal things because an authority figure was a jerk to you in the past? That doesn't make any sense.

>>21890320

So why are you allowing those CEOs to pacify you with "free" games, instead of manning up and doing something about it if it pisses you off so much?

Entertainment is the opiate of the masses.

>>21889181
OH FUCK YOU ULTROS.

GOD, I WISH I COULD HATE YOU TO DEATH.

No, wait, I don't mean that... please... don't go...

>>21891047
The entire system is protecting and supporting the rich(like it should) so it would be retarded to try fighting back. He is doing the right thing by shutting the fuck up, enjoying what he is allowed to enjoy and being a good little bitch.

>>21887125
>>This is why I pirate games

because you're a cheap wanker

Pirates justifying the justification of justifying the justification of pirating to trolls trolling trolls trolling trolls trolling pirates.

>>21887714
That was britain, australia doesnt have military you dumb fuck.

>>21891192
You make it sound interesting.

>>21891139

>shutting the fuck up, enjoying what he is allowed to enjoy and being a good little bitch.

Listen to yourselves. Why have you allowed them to degrade you like this?

I'm sure the Founding Fathers should have just shut up and acted like little bitches even though the British were taxing their tea, just because their enemies had the biggest army in the world.

Why bother downloading music for free anyways? As far as I know, music and movies are serious business for anti-pirates.
Personally, I just go to YouTube, extract the video with the song in it and record it. Not as easy as just downloading it but it keeps me safe.

1.Proxy.org
2.Google.com
3.intitle:index of "songnamehere" mp3
4.?????
5.PROFIT

>>21891300
Why risk my life to fight when others are too lazy to?

Holy dick I can't believe how much faggotry is contained in a moralfag. Why the shit do they care about multimillion dollar corporations losing a little money. I bet they give a shit if a bank gets robbed or a real estate firm goes under on Wallstreet or an oil refinery gets blown up by terrorists. Is it really normal to feel sorry for these greedy assholes? Am I a bad fucking person cause I don't give a shit about rich fat fucks and their unfairly gained wealth? Fuck em.

>Why bother downloading music for free anyways?
>my apartment got robbed
>over 200 music CD's

I think the OP is a faggot but damn, learn how to read.

>>21891481
I prefer using the various "free music services" then using audacity to record the sound as it plays through my speakers.

>>21888621
Isn't eminent domain crap about governments seizing assets only for the common good ala railroads, roads, bridges etc?

Bullshit move but sometimes necessary

OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING TO ME.

>>21891683
I just know my place in the world. I've accepted it and now I can live a happy life knowing that I will never be as rich as they are and that my life will consist of crushing poverty and debt.

>>21891736
>Isn't eminent domain crap about governments seizing assets only for the common good ala railroads, roads, bridges etc?

Nowadays it is actually used to give assets to businesses for profit. Sometimes it helps improve an area but it's not just about railroads and highways anymore. Property can be seized to build strip malls, parking lots and to rebuild higher quality homes that bring in rich people.

99% of these "moralfags" are people being paid by the RIAA and other companies to act like they actually give a damn and try to persuade others from not pirating. Yes theres a few people somewhere who are actually moralfags. Getting as much shit and giving away as little as possible is human nature. Morals? They are not.

But Lakewood's mayor, Madeleine Cain, has other plans. She wants to tear down the Saleets' home, plus 55 homes around it, along with four apartment buildings and more than a dozen businesses.

Why? So that private developers can build high-priced condos, and a high-end shopping mall, and thus raise Lakewood's property tax base.

>“I thought I bought this place. But I guess I just leased it, until the city wants it,” says Jim Saleet. “That's what makes me very angry. This is my dream home. And I'm gonna fight for it.”

Sounds like DRM, lol.

>>21891907
Well, you can always murder them in their sleep. Feels good man