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Originally posted by Onag
When was the last time you heard about someone pirating a game and liking it so much that they went out and bought it when they had the money? Anyone else want to take a guess at that one?
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Erm. I hear that all the time. I do it, others I know do it. Same thing with MP3s, I know dozens of people who's bought albums because they downloaded and liked that album's songs in MP3 form.
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How would you feel if you walked into work on pay day and your employer said, "You know, we really like the work you do, but we just can't afford to pay you right now. Tell you what: just as soon as we have enough money, we'll go ahead and toss a little of it your way. In the mean time, though, we're going to keep you working for us for free." Think about it.
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I think the proper analogy would be "we really like this program you wrote a while back and are now selling as a finished product. We cannot afford to pay for it right now, but we'll use it anyway and you'll get all this returned next month." The product is finished and it costs you nothing to distribute; you'd be hard pressed to find an analogy for that when it comes to real life.
Theft-wise, you're mixing morality with economics. Theft laws are there for economic purposes, if noone is hurt by these actions but your own personal pride, this is your own problem, not others`.
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