http://www.trektoday.com/content/2009/12/star-trek-xi-top-pirated-movie/
This just pisses me off. There's just no way to justify this sort of crime. I can't understand this; people who would never walk out of a store with a loaf of bread without paying seem to have no problem with illegal downloads or pirating.
Does the fact that there's little to no chance of getting caught make it okay? Or do they think it's all right to steal, as long as it's from a giant corporation?
As a musician who depends upon CD and sheet music sales for a substantial percentage of my income, I have been burned by illegal copies more times than I can count. Please, people, If you support something, pay for the damn thing. When you illegally download music or movies, or rip a copy of a DVD, you're no better than a punk who rips off cigarettes from the corner convenience store.
This just pisses me off. There's just no way to justify this sort of crime. I can't understand this; people who would never walk out of a store with a loaf of bread without paying seem to have no problem with illegal downloads or pirating.
Does the fact that there's little to no chance of getting caught make it okay? Or do they think it's all right to steal, as long as it's from a giant corporation?
As a musician who depends upon CD and sheet music sales for a substantial percentage of my income, I have been burned by illegal copies more times than I can count. Please, people, If you support something, pay for the damn thing. When you illegally download music or movies, or rip a copy of a DVD, you're no better than a punk who rips off cigarettes from the corner convenience store.