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"Ahhhh Jim Lad, PIRACY"

Many people are baffled about the whole concept of piracy. I am sure you will agree with me that there is nothing more satisfying than purchasing a brand new game and going on to complete it. However, speaking from experience, if your game is copied then you do not get the same appreciation of the ending of the game. Instead of feeling proud, you feel, in a way, that you have cheated to reach the final stage. Of course it is tempting being offered games like Smack down and Metal gear solid for just £4. In my opinion, you should resist temptation because the games often lack quality shown by authentic games. If this unpleasant trend continues, computer game producers who already lose millions may stop producing quality games. The worst scenario is a complete stop to all games which would there for mean the end of fun in life. So we should all join together and stop giving into these criminals. Already many producers are dropping their prices to demand - so lets show our gratitude, and buy genuine games from Captain Hook.

To everyone with emulators:

ALL EMULATORS ARE ILLEGAL TO USE, BUY, SELL OR OWN (unless made and/or published by the company who made the original systems)THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. YOU MAY HAVE A ROM (BUT NOT AN EMULATOR) FOR 24HRS ONLY AND AFTER THAT IT HAS 2 BE COMPLETELY DELETED OFF ALL PARTS OF YOUR PC. EMULATORS THOUGH ARE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL SO IF YOU HAVE A ROM THEN REALLY YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW!

Well piracy is a lot easier these days, except there's no Spanish gold ships, which is a shame.

King T wrote:
> As one of the last real gamers, I say Piracy sucks!!!! Check out
> my website to see my real views on it, and a few facts on it too
> for the people who just don't understand what the word piracy
> actually means.
>
> http://expage.com/dco
Sea robber,buccaneer, corsair freebooter, sea-rover or publisher who infringes copyright and reproduces artistic work illicitly.Anyone ever copied a film onto tape from the T.V?Arrhhh, then yeah be a pirate then.Juss like Capun Pugwash, yah derte dog.

I thought every one was complaining about sony ripping us all off.So how can they be selling it at a loss, I'm baffled by that one.

As one of the last real gamers, I say Piracy sucks!!!! Check out my website to see my real views on it, and a few facts on it too for the people who just don't understand what the word piracy actually means.

http://expage.com/dco

But Sony are selling the PS2 at hardly any profit, and piracy hurts then. £40 compared to £3 to rent it for a day to copy it is quite large as well.

Laugh, I nearly sh@t!!!!!

No really i haven't done any piracy! (still laughing? ye landlubber i'll keelhaul ye!) but i did say that i would consider it if the opportunity came up! Anyway, arrr yer right there Gecko milado, Piracy is everywhere, but it doesn't seem to be having a major effect, the only large amount of piracy i've ever seen is the PS piracy, and Sony aint nearly broke! So Hoist the main sail and let's sail till the sea aint there no more! (Monkey Island 4, looking good while we're on the piracy subject!)

Emulators: Firstly these games are NOT even on the market anymore - so how can this hurt the industry?

Piracy: Believe it or not, the PC is and always will be the machine that suffers most from piracy. I haven't seen a CD key around that I can't crack via programs on the net. Even DC games can be pirated now, so nothing is safe.

The thing is, there's no way you can stop piracy, only cartridges (and their not used any more, thank god) are pirate proof (there are ways, but all too expensive and not worth the hassle). So, if oyu don't like it - don't do it. But rememeber this - games developers no it and I no it - piracy MAKES the industry more money than it takes away. Confused? Observe:

People need to buy the console to pirate the games. This is the big one, and it makes Sony mega-bucks

People play pirated game #1, like it, and get the sequel in the shops.

I have a friend who works for a well-known UK developer, and he the company share the same views. Piracy works.

Arrrhhhhh Jim me lad, so it be a crime, do it!!!We'll joking apart, yes it might be a crime, but done on a small scale, you ain't gonna get done for it!!!How many people do you see in court these days or have ever been in court for this kind of crime? Not many, if at'll any, the court systems would be inundated with pirates, sporting eye patches and shouting "Shiver me timbers".I feel there are bigger fish to fry, than the man in the street making a few quid of his own back.Now, the whole sale abuse that is organised crime is totally unacceptable, and thats what should be stamped out!!!!So, in comparison to such crime, making a few copies here and there ain't really a crime!!!!Just cuz it's you're beloved games console, you get upset about it, but you're missing the point.Everybody does it(to say you don't makes me laugh)and will continue to do so, it's just the scale of the operation, and what the proceeds are used for!!!Thats what can be wrong.Respect ARTY (Great topic by the way)