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Originally Posted by Bifta
Ah yes, the age old "theft is alright if it's something I can't afford" argument. I don't particularly care what people download, if they want to pinch photoshop it's up to them, it's just a slight sting seeing it condoned when over half my monthly salary went towards a copy  |
Well the theft bit is a philosophical grey area.
For instance, if you were able to make a copy of a Porche 911 yourself, are you stealing a car from Porche?
The argument I mentioned goes like this (may help if you look at it with your head on it's side) :
As someone who could never buy a copy of photoshop, adobe will never get any money from me. Therefore if I get a free copy, adobe haven't lost any money because they would never have got any money from me. Yes it is wrong because it is illegal, but adobe has not suffered a theft.