A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Kuciwalker]

You don't think that's central to the issue?

"Intellectual property" conflates two entirely distinct market failures.

[DirtyMartini]

"Beep boop. In making your point your point that both involve taking something that does not belong to you without proper compensation you have made a semantic error that I will dwell on. Error. ErrOr. ERROR. Does not compute. Beep boop."

[Kuciwalker]

You agree that piracy and shoplifting are indistinguishable?

[-Jrabbit]

I'm with you, Guynemer.

[VetLegion]

Also Martin finished writing the fifth book a few hours ago, it'll be printed soon: http://grrm.livejournal.com/212603.html

Great!

[Guynemer]

It is physically different from shoplifting, yes. But it is still ****ing theft!

[Kuciwalker]

I'll take your word for it that you do. But how many people share your ethics? How many people actually purchase a copy of what they have already downloaded? Anyone--ANYONE--who doesn't do so is a thief. It's no different than shoplifting from a Barnes & Noble.

Dude, it is different from shoplifting. That difference might not change the moral conclusion, but you can't actually say it doesn't exist.

[Zoetstofzoetje]

I hate paying for crap

I hate paying
and crap as well
but do both

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[Docfeelgood]

While I might draw the ire of the forum down upon me for interpreting one of Docfeelgood's posts, I see you read it as "I don't pay for CRAP" wheras I'm leaning towards "I don't PAY for crap" as a better fit.

I'm fine with either but I guess I'm more fine with the former, in principle.

no prob

[Guynemer]

I compensate the artists, they just have to wait a bit.

I'll take your word for it that you do. But how many people share your ethics? How many people actually purchase a copy of what they have already downloaded? Anyone--ANYONE--who doesn't do so is a thief. It's no different than shoplifting from a Barnes & Noble.

[Wezil]

It works both ways.

Exhibit - Cheech and Chong

[Kitschum]

While I might draw the ire of the forum down upon me for interpreting one of Docfeelgood's posts, I see you read it as "I don't pay for CRAP" wheras I'm leaning towards "I don't PAY for crap" as a better fit.

I'm fine with either but I guess I'm more fine with the former, in principle.

[Wezil]

That's why I don't pay for TV and haven't for 7-8 years now. I'll buy what I want.

[Docfeelgood]

I hate paying for crap

[Wezil]

It's the absolute "online viewing = theft" that I object to.

1) My 600 DVDs would argue otherwise
2) Online viewing is not illegal in Canada.