10-23-2015, 10:51 PM
(10-21-2015, 02:02 PM)earth_spirit Wrote: Yeah, when a friend comes to my house to play a video game / watch a movie with me, the first thing I do is demand to see the purchase receipt which proves that he has paid for the same "product".
Music, movies, video games and such that are stored in a computer are essentially raw data which can be effortlessly reproduced. Good luck trying to "sell" something you can't grasp with the palm of your hand.
Ideas and information can't be the exclusive property of one.
What bothers me the most is when I can't tell whether the money I am paying profits some corporate execs instead of the creators themselves, or when the said execs do nothing but sit on the IP rights of fascinating, inspirational titles which prevent hobbyist developers from rebooting an old title for free.
If I made a video game myself, I'd prefer people to demonstrate their support by donations instead of guilt-tripping them into upholding some ridiculous intellectual property rights.
This is basically the same as my thoughts.