What's the difference between shop lifting DVDs and using pirated DVDs?

[MrFun]

Next question: what is the difference between shoplifting a book and between borrowing the book from the library. Either way the retailer loses the sail, therefore they are equivalent.

Libraries are legit; pirating is not.

[MrFun]

In addition, there is an X% chance (say, 10%) that somebody who pirates a DVD will later buy it (I dunno, to get the DVD extras or whatever). There is a 0% chance that somebody who shoplifts a DVD will later buy the DVD.

I know! A person shoplifts a DVD from a store and then later buys another, different DVD from the same store. No harm, no foul.

[The Mad Monk]

Are you for real?

[MrFun]

not really

[giblets]

Libraries are legit; pirating is not.

Libraries are legal, so it's morally acceptable to use them to read a book without paying for it.

[Donegeal]

What about getting a DVD from the library?

[Guynemer]

He's jealous that Guy is always right.

Damned right.

[Kidlicious]

What about getting a DVD from the library?

The difference is that the producers want to get paid so they create certain rules pertaining to the use of their property. It isn't immoral to check things out at the library because you're following the rules. And free isn't immoral. Only proud people insist on paying for everything.

[Zoetstofzoetje]

Proud people only have sex with prostitutes?

[Kidlicious]

Proud people only have sex with prostitutes?

Probably not, but their wives have big diamond rings and get whatever they want.

[Kuciwalker]

Kuci is still upset with me because I agree with Guynemer.

No, I'm upset with you because you're an idiot in general. Your inability to understand the economics of intellectual property are just one your many astounding shortcomings.

[ColdWizard]

Libraries are legit; pirating is not.

You only say that because libraries buy their material (or have it donated by someone that bought it).

[DaShi]

You only say that because libraries buy their material (or have it donated by someone that bought it).

Many file sharing sites share data that was donated by someone who bought it.

[ColdWizard]

Which allows others the benefits of ownership without the costs.

[DaShi]

That's a big jump.