04DarkShadowGT
Master
Could you please address the following, oh greatly adamant black & white one? You seem to have skipped right over it.
I'm interested to know whether you would ring the doorbell & ask them what they'd like in return for their exterior design ideas, or if they had licensed them from a designer & whether they have that designer's contact information.
Come on man, seriously? That is just a ridiculous argument.
Again, I've not been discussing legal merits... The EU just extended The Beatles' copyrights for another 20 years. Disney's Fantasia has been locked up in their "vault" for 71 years. When should these things come into the public realm? Some copyright holders simply charge too much, make it too difficult to read/view/play their works, or insist upon intrusive DRM. I support those who are worthy of support & don't support those who are unworthy.
They should come back to the public when the owners see fit. It is their property to do with as they wish. It is their goal to make money on their ideas/songs/movies/etc. It is not to make you happy. If you do not think its worth the time or money to buy something then don't buy it. But that doesn't mean it's right to steal it either. You are not entitled to anything from them. It is not your right to have easy and fast access to a movie or songs. If you want them, you need to buy them.
If you create the formula that is a cure for AIDS, you would be cool with someone copying your hard work and then giving it away for free. That's the same thing. I mean you cannot prove that someone with AIDS was going to for sure buy the cure from you, but you can prove that if they can get it for free that it certainly takes away a possible buyer.
By pirating music/movie/game/etc you are taking away possible buyers. The fact that if you had to pay for it, you wouldn't buy it is moot.
Whether a person chooses to not partake of a work or chooses to pirate that work is irrelevant. Either way, the copyright holder wasn't going to make any money from them. To think otherwise is foolish, IMO.
Its not irrelevant. You just think it is.