The Concept of Software Piracy

screw piracy, nothing beats this. i would buy this on vinyl in a flash if it wasn't for the fact aphex's back catalogue has all been snatched up by geeky electronica collectors that want £100 for it.

a veritable god, imo

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-12-25 18:33:58

#183

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,820|6493|eXtreme to the maX

I guess since youtube there is going to be no putting pandora back in her box, an MP3/4 of any recorded article is available for nothing.

Fuck Israel

2011-12-25 18:36:57

#184

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

at a very crappy quality, though. but at the same time because of the distribution model in underground dance circles (dj's covet and only distribute really popular songs to their friends on whitelabel vinyl - they are purposefully not released) many less-famous dj's are forced to rip from youtube/radio and then manually remaster the youtube quality to something club-compatible . it's funny how it all goes.

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2011-12-25 18:38:03

#185

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5871|Bolingbrook, Illinois

-Whiteroom- wrote:
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But anybody who is going to spend monies on a hack, probably is not to savy with code, so how are they going to crack it. Also it's not like there is really a huge market for hacks, sure there is money in it, but making hacks for a very small portion of the smallest part of the gaming market isn't exactly fortune 500 material.

also, hacker bro-ho itt.
youre expecting my business to be fprtune 500 material? its a small side prpject for a high school student. its not supposed to be
Then it is not worth cracking. It holds no value to anyone but you, so why even bother with protecting it?

To be honest your "un-crackable" software holds more value than pretty much any software out there... if it were as simple as you think, the people who stand to lose millions in sales would be willing to pay a fuck ton for it, or they would already be using it.

uhh... a business can still be profitable and NOT be a fortune 500 company. like i said, it's a small side project from a high school student.

having software connect to a server is not mind blowing new technology. businesses could do it now if they wanted to make their customers require an active internet connection at all times. obviously, they dont want to inconvenience their customers.

in my case, they would need an internet connection anyway, so it doesnt inconvenience everyone. this isnt new. example: look at every online game. you can't crack WoW to play it online for free and etc.

i dont understand why this is such a hard concept to understand

2011-12-25 18:40:24

#186

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

people play WoW online all the time for free. i'd say several million. they just replace the official, regulated servers with their own.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-12-25 18:42:53

#187

[-DER-]Omega: membeR; +188|7214|Lithuania

https://www.wikizic.org/1-043-043739-Aphex-Twin.jpg

hot

https://bf3s.com/sigs/fe717ed1eb823c939460a42f15bced7dd0057c51.png

2011-12-25 18:44:07

#188

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

everything he has ever done is hot in every sense of the word. masterfully funny and parodic of the music industry throughout, too.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-12-25 18:44:12

#189

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,820|6493|eXtreme to the maX

I prefer the old-school stuff

Fuck Israel

2011-12-25 18:47:13

#190

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

you can tell that tangerine dream are one of his major influences, actually. but things have to move along, as the technology has. same sort of principle as the one being raised to the fore by piracy. electronic music has always been about technology and man (especially the aesthetics of early electro and techno). aphex just carries that same sorta baton through a different decade. analogue synthesizers are always great, though.

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2011-12-25 18:48:35

#191

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5871|Bolingbrook, Illinois

Uzique wrote:
people play WoW online all the time for free. i'd say several million. they just replace the official, regulated servers with their own.

whatever, thread is over apparently

2011-12-25 18:50:11

#192

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

well it's true. people would just spoof your authentication servers with their own, surely?

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2011-12-25 19:10:16

#193

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

Uzique wrote:
you've got mail, macb.

dilbert i dont deal in such sin, sorry

I know what I am going to be doing for my winter break

/will not leave his room for a week

2011-12-25 19:11:31

#194

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

seeing as you're a downloader i suggest you save as much as you can cause that ip will probably get banned after a few sessions, considering it has just switched hands over the atlantic

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2011-12-25 19:13:45

#195

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

I know. In all seriousness I plan on buying a new external HD tomorrow.

2011-12-25 19:15:26

#196

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

laughing my ass off

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2011-12-25 19:22:39

#197

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5871|Bolingbrook, Illinois

Uzique wrote:
well it's true. people would just spoof your authentication servers with their own, surely?

it's possible, but it'd be more trouble than it'd be worth. they'd have to rewrite my algorithm from scratch, which may or may not be better. in the end it'd be easier to write their own program.

2011-12-25 20:12:12

#198

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5861|Ventura, California

HaiBai wrote:
i guess im sort of playing devil's advocate. piracy does suck. do i still crack programs for my own benefit? of course. but do i ever redistribute them to other people? nope.

You just steal that TV screen from Target but you don't share it. Yeah, totally ok...

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2011-12-26 07:07:57

#199

eusgen: Nugget; +402|7179|Jupiter

Sharing is caring, haven't you people watched that Juicy Fruit commericial?

2011-12-26 07:33:25

#200

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6858

sharing something you own, sure.

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