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Yes yes Kuga, I'm aware of the entire argument (I've even seen all the pretty graphics before) - and no, I was not drawing a comparison between theft and piracy. I was highlighting his flawed logic which dictates that because no-one gets harmed its okay to pirate.
That was my intention. So you posted the little graphics for nothing.
For those of you who still doubt the severity of piracy, go here.
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I agree completely! We do have way bigger crimes! Lazy police, just want to get an easy arrest.Quote:
Originally Posted by tpex
somewhat true, but they did have the power to ruin an economy which can be dangerous, and its not 'couple' bucks lol. i'd sh!t my pants if i knew i lost billions!
Ruin the economy? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by leonalchemist
Lost Billions? :wtf:
They weren't arrested for modding at all. The only thing they can get these guys on is selling copied material. So where did the jailbreak headline come from? FUD from SAFACT?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lycanthrope
That's something each citizen has to decide for themselves. It is every citizen in a free society's duty to evaluate the laws and break those they disagree with. Making a law unenforceable is one of the means to do away with that law. But the individual obviously have to be willing to take the consequences if they get caught.Quote:
Originally Posted by DenSweeP
Umm ... wait ... what?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by kaytel
Hey guys ... I don't agree with the 60km/h speed limit ... so lets just break it all the time. One day they'll make it 160 - something we'll all be comfy with (with the possible exception of dogs, cats and the odd pedestrian)
That has to be one of the most retarded opinions I've ever heard in my life. Making a law unenforceable is not the way to have the law done away with. That's how Anarchy works; just in case you haven't caught the memo yet - South Africa is a Democracy - for what it's worth. If you want a law changed, amended, done away with, or any other such thing - there's a process that gets followed.
If a citizen wants a law changed, he goes to his local governent representative - taking along some very definite reasoning for the proposed change. And then it moves up the ladder until it gets to Parliament, and Parliament will actually propose a draft bill for public participation that allows civil feedback. Much like the proposed Protection of Information act that they're trying to get through. Welcome to Democracy.
Are you going to tell me you'd follow any law no matter what it was? We have people in history who did that. We don't think very highly of them now.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowfox
And how do you do that? Just think about it for a bit.Quote:
That has to be one of the most retarded opinions I've ever heard in my life. Making a law unenforceable is not the way to have the law done away with. That's how Anarchy works; just in case you haven't caught the memo yet - South Africa is a Democracy - for what it's worth. If you want a law changed, amended, done away with, or any other such thing - there's a process that gets followed.
Are you really this naive?Quote:
If a citizen wants a law changed, he goes to his local governent representative - taking along some very definite reasoning for the proposed change. And then it moves up the ladder until it gets to Parliament, and Parliament will actually propose a draft bill for public participation that allows civil feedback. Much like the proposed Protection of Information act that they're trying to get through. Welcome to Democracy.
I've kind of been smiling at this since I read the article title. They arrested a software pirate, not a PS3 jailbreaker. Selling/importing/possessing the jailbreak USB sticks isn't illegal.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaytel
Regardless, its a good thing they nabbed him. Selling pirated goods is in my eyes the "lowest form" of piracy.