"but no-one REALLY loses out, hmmm?"
Wankers, Monts. If you're going to pirate stuff, at least have the balls to front up that it's wrong.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:28, 3 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Yeah. Those Samali types are great pirates.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:29, Reply)

I have, in the past, pirated Photoshop
on account of not wanting to spend 300 quid on a program I would only use for hilarious head swaps.

But then I found out about Irfanview and was on the right side of the popo again.

A man's drift to the criminal underworld and subsequent salvation described in two short paragraphs. I should get a Turner.
( Kroney, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:29, Reply)

it's more like £700
these days unless you get the student/ teacher version.

I pirated it for years, that's how I learnt it
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:30, Reply)

I use Irfanview occasionally. It's fine for what I need it for which is bugger all other than cropping images.
Cool story eh.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:30, Reply)

Gimp, and Gimpshop are good.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:31, Reply)

I genuinely don't care whether people do it or not.
I used to use nick music where I had owned the CD version once but iTunes didn't have it.

But it really fucks me off when people try and justify it. Especially the half-arsed "oh but it's not stealing as there is no intention to permanently deprive".
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:32, Reply)

The idea that because it's not a physical entity and therefore you haven't nicked a 'thing' is utterly pathetic weasel words

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:34, Reply)

it gets mixed up with the
'information needs to be more free' argument which tries to make science and stuff better and ends up with 'I want free stuff, gimme'
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:34, Reply)

Quite so, Cavers, quite so.
*fires up pipe*
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:34, Reply)

U NO DAT

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:35, Reply)

I stopped stealing music when I realised that most of the guys I listen to nowadays probably don't earn that much more than me...
..and are working hours at least as long as me in a week to make it.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 18:46, Reply)

This 100% precisely.
I'll only judge you if you're being a prick and trying to excuse what is quite clearly stealing from the people who funded the enterprise in hope of financial gain.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 16 Sep 2013, 17:29, Reply)