steven36 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Casual digital piracy seems socially acceptable these days but how many people can honestly say that receiving a counterfeit gift from a loved one this Christmas wouldn't be somewhat of a disappointment? Don't we all have an aversion to fakes and piracy in the right circumstances?There can be few Internet-savvy people around who haven’t, on occasion, downloaded an MP3 or two. Among those people’s parents, find a person who has never listened to a copied CD or cassette-taped LP and i’ll show you the bar where Bigfoot buys the Loch Ness Monster a beer on Friday nights.These days piracy is somewhat socially acceptable, to the point that a little can fly alongside the average moral compass without upsetting it too much. This upsets the entertainment industries no end, however.Times are changing though, there can be little doubt about that. Piracy is just as omnipresent now as it ever was, but educational and awareness schemes are at least giving pirates and potential pirates thoughts of what it might be like to be a more permanent fixture among the paying classes.This awareness, coupled with better offerings of course, may eventually bring about steady change, but there is one area of IP infringement that the younger generation need little encouragement to understand.Counterfeit items – whether clothing, sportswear, designer fragrances, watches or computer accessories – can be bought in just about every country of the world. By free-riding the brand awareness built by their trademarked namesakes they also tend to be massively cheaper in comparison.This accessibility on pricing means that fakes always seem to sell well, which is particularly interesting since they’re a product with near zero street cred in the West. While some might not care about the stigma, kids – the so-called pirate generation – definitely do.Those who can’t afford a pair of Nike sneakers quietly hope that their peers don’t notice that they’re wearing Mike. And dare to accuse a teen of communicating via a fake iPhone and expect rage to be the response. It’s as if by casting aspersions on their ability to own the genuine item you’ve somehow criticized their entire character.That said, kids and teens do not generally feel the same way about digital piracy. While Pirate Bay’d MP3s (especially unreleased ones) can at times be the pinnacle of cool, the wearing of Peats By Drei earphones is treated like a four letter outburst in church.Adults aren’t immune to counterfeit aversion either. Earlier this year my trusty HTC One found itself being upgraded to a shiny new Samsung S5 courtesy of a third off retail eBay auction. While waiting for it to arrive I inadvertently read about some S5 Chinese copies going around and how side by side they’re difficult to tell apart from the real deal. Some, functionally, are apparently very good indeed.That knowledge developed into a little panic followed by creeping annoyance that I might have been scammed. This led to my questioning whether having a functionally identical but fake product would make any difference to my enjoyment of it, much like listening to a genuine and ‘pirate’ MP3 side by side. Would it really matter?D***n right it would – I paid for the real thing, I wanted the real thing. Screw fakes and ready my PayPal chargeback. Fortunately it was a genuine Samsung device and I went back to feeling content with my purchase and happy I wouldn’t have to cover up being some kind of cheapskate down the pub.That feel good, confident feeling, of having the real thing, is difficult to put one’s finger on. Kids and teens understand it, and in the right circumstances adults do too. That Gucci perfume? It smells good, for longer too. And just look at the quality stitching on that Prada handbag.People might indeed be watching plenty of downloaded movies over the holidays, but they won’t generally be buying their loved ones counterfeit gifts this Christmas, will they?How the entertainment industries bottle this emotional response to generally overpriced items and apply it to their own products is anyone’s guess, but especially among the younger generation there’s definitely something there to tap into.Just don’t presume the big entertainment companies are going to get designer prices for whatever they come up with as those days are well and truly over. Everyone has limits on what they’ll pay for the real thing, as the thriving counterfeit market shows.Source:https://torrentfreak.com/being-a-pirate-is-ok-but-being-a-cheapskate-sucks-141225/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 jeeeeeeeez why is someone posting that there? someone nicked his dummy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 jeeeeeeeez why is someone posting that there? someone nicked his dummy??What it means that people will buy brand names for gadgets and stuff we need . People are not going to go out and buy this crap . When I was growing up we watched most stuff on TV . Going to the movies was a treat or something we done for a date . We didn't go out and buy dvds much no ways we just rented them mostly . There not going to sell anything that no one was not going to buy anyway . And most would never bought it to began with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 old adage "buy cheap buy twice" or buy crap get shit. I learnt that more than a half century ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 old adage "buy cheap buy twice" or buy crap get shit. I learnt that more than a half century agoSome people are not as old as me and you . I wish the governments of the world thought like that Its getting harder and harder to find good stuff in the shops . Even if has a good brand name on it . It could very well be cheaply done in china . :lol: But as far as entertainment I can just wait and rent it or just wait for to come out on the satellite . I pay a bill for it just like I do the internet . :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 old adage "buy cheap buy twice" or buy crap get shit. I learnt that more than a half century agoSome people are not as old as me and you . I wish the governments of the world thought like that Its getting harder and harder to find good stuff in the shops . Even if has a good brand name on it . It could very well be cheaply done in china . :lol: But as far as entertainment I can just wait and rent it or just wait for to come out on the satellite . I pay a bill for it just like I do the internet . :PI could but I wonta, I think things like Sky charge through the nose for stuffb, they are slow to get stuff out therec, they do not grab and put out EVERYTHINGplus some (me included) cannot sit in a cinema in comfort the chairs are too dam low they have very poor leg room for people who need to stretch out and by all the gods the prices they charge for anyone who is "Pension Dependant" is out of this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 soo building your own "fake" computer instead of an over priced and over rated alienware would be regarded as being a cheapskate? it IS certainly cheaper, you are just not paying extra for the god-awful alien logo. (replace with an apple as needed)just curious because imo you are still getting quality hardware, sometimes better than anything a brand one has to offer.seriously, what kind of world are we living in? people defending the very companies that rip them off!edit: what's that? "it's not the same?" please explain how so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humble3d Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Back in the day, one could record all the best songs that played on the radioand, not once was big brother there to intimidate you... :huh: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 seriously, what kind of world are we living in? people defending the very companies that rip them off!Well thats something thats been around way before the internet was around when I was a kid in school always people bought name brand stuff even though something half price would been just as good . People want to do the in thing . So the world has been that way a very long time .I could but I wontIf the mpaa ever gets there way you will be waiting for it to come out in your shops . They even are making hulu and netfilx ban vpn ips and proxies so you can not even watch legal content from USA . You think things are get any better? There just going get worse in 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabben Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 i love being a pirate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 A. been building my own computers probably longer than some of you have been alive, thought that was evident by my post in the topic about computer specs?And certainly locally I am the oldest pirate in town heheehhe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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