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But you agree that people were trying to see the movie 'Hurt Locker' or treasure it? And obviously there was no official way of acquiring the content - a place

But you agree that people were trying to see the movie 'Hurt Locker' or treasure it? And obviously there was no official way of acquiring the content - a place which works nicely and is priced correctly. We've seen this, argued over and over again for past fifteen years. Justifying stealing is different from putting middlemen to their place. Teaching consumers manners, penalizing them is not the right way. One can understand this, or wait to understand this the hard way.

ghshephard 14y ago
Oh, I agree that people were trying to see the movie hurt locker in much the same way that I try to see (and treasure, trust me!) Game of Thrones off the torrents. I don't have any rationale other than the fact that I don't want to pay the $876 that HBO + Cable will cost me. I also like to have it with me while travelling, and the streaming solutions from HBO, good as they are, just aren't great on an airplane / hotel in some other country. I'm not "putting middlemen" in their place - I just want cool content in the format that is convenient for me for what I consider to be a reasonable cost to me. I do make it a absolute habit of purchasing the DVDs when they come out, to try and make my conscience a little lighter. But, I _never_ kid myself that the artists behind GoT wanted to "connect with me directly." They wanted to get paid the same as I do at my job.
- Swizec 14y ago
  I pirate most television shows I can get my grubby little paws on. But whenever an artist whose works I enjoy tries to connect with me directly, I buy stuff. For instance, I have bought most of Amanda Palmer's albums in her various bands. Especially now that she isn't using a label anymore, but even before that she was putting a lot of work into connecting with fans directly. I also bought Louis CK's standup show thingy. And I've bought certain indie games that were enjoyable. All because the creators connected with me directly-ish. But more importantly, they made buying from them reasonable. Never any DRM, downloadable content immediately after purchase (the CD is just for show and dust collecting), ability to buy on every content in every country at the same time and so on. Conversely, I didn't buy my latest MacOS upgrade even though it was just $25. Why? Because I would have to wait three weeks for it to be available (online) in my country. Fuck that.

ghshephard 14y ago

Oh, I agree that people were trying to see the movie hurt locker in much the same way that I try to see (and treasure, trust me!) Game of Thrones off the torrents. I don't have any rationale other than the fact that I don't want to pay the $876 that HBO + Cable will cost me. I also like to have it with me while travelling, and the streaming solutions from HBO, good as they are, just aren't great on an airplane / hotel in some other country. I'm not "putting middlemen" in their place - I just want cool content in the format that is convenient for me for what I consider to be a reasonable cost to me. I do make it a absolute habit of purchasing the DVDs when they come out, to try and make my conscience a little lighter. But, I _never_ kid myself that the artists behind GoT wanted to "connect with me directly." They wanted to get paid the same as I do at my job.

Swizec 14y ago
I pirate most television shows I can get my grubby little paws on. But whenever an artist whose works I enjoy tries to connect with me directly, I buy stuff. For instance, I have bought most of Amanda Palmer's albums in her various bands. Especially now that she isn't using a label anymore, but even before that she was putting a lot of work into connecting with fans directly. I also bought Louis CK's standup show thingy. And I've bought certain indie games that were enjoyable. All because the creators connected with me directly-ish. But more importantly, they made buying from them reasonable. Never any DRM, downloadable content immediately after purchase (the CD is just for show and dust collecting), ability to buy on every content in every country at the same time and so on. Conversely, I didn't buy my latest MacOS upgrade even though it was just $25. Why? Because I would have to wait three weeks for it to be available (online) in my country. Fuck that.