Hi, Thomas I really do agree with you on this. If I don't have the money to buy a game then I won't play it or buy it. But of course immature kids just try to download it for free and play it for free. Don't get on my case here because I know their are kids/teenagers on this list. People just try to do the easiest things which in this case is pirated games. I personally don't like the idea of this at all. Jose Lomeli BrailleNote mPOWER user Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or email me at this address. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://joselomeli93.blind-planet.com
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Thomas Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Gamers Discussion list <gamers@audyssey.org >Date sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:02:54 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] very important message to liam erven! >Hi, >Well, there are many points of view about intelectual copyrights, but >the fact of the matter is if you pirate software you are hurting the >company in question in one way or another. High quality sound effects, >graphics, and music can get very expensive. A game developer needs money >to purchase these things, and if you pirate the games then that is less >money to use on the next game. That isn't even considering the labor >costs involved in working on a game 10 to 20 hours a week. >Let us look at this in this way. Which would produce more income for me. >I could work at McDonald's for 20 hours a week and get a pay check every >two weeks, or I can work for 20 hours a week for an entire year with no >pay and have some young, upstart, pirates steel all of my work for free. >Now, if those very same pirates were forced to work for a year, and then >were expecting to be paid at the end of that year and were not paid what >would they say? I am pretty certain they would be screaming for some >heads to roll, and want their money the day before yesterday. >The absolute truth is a lot of pirates have no experience in business >and are just kids who have not had real life experience in trying to >earn a living. They have some foolish notion that they deserve >everything served to them on a golden platter without paying for it. >Once they grow up a little they see everyone needs to work to make a >living, and steeling is steeling no matter what intelectual spin you put >on it. >I don't know how old you are, but when you say things like, "it all >depends on what you think work and effort should cost," shows a lack of >experience in business. A business requires materials, employees, and a >certain percent of proffet. If you don't have enough money to buy all >the materials to create a product you can't make the product, if you >have no money for employees you have no one to produce the products, and >if you have no proffet you can't purchase food, pay the rent, pay the >phone bill, and so on. Those are facts, and not open to intelectual >opinions. >Parham wrote: >> Perhaps. And perhaps not. Everyone is working on what their produce, but I >> think it all goes back to you choosing, in your mind, how much work and >> effort deserves being paid for. People have different opinions on that. I do >> not tend to defend my friend, nore crytisize her, but am just stating facts. >> I have never played Judgement Day, so I can't say. I have played Super Liam >> though, the demo, at least, and it wasn't different from the many >> sidescrollers up to that point. Of course the rest are different, and that's >> why I choose to take a neutral position in this discussion, because it's >> going on a narrow ledge. >> --- >> Contact info: >> Skype: parham-d >> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]