>>108661948
You're only free when it's free.

>>108661948
>no stuttering
>no algorithm
>maxx privacy
>high quality
>worldwide access
PirateChads WON

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No. I do file sharing.

Sharing is not piracy.
Pirates attack and ransack ships.
Piracy is a crime.
Sharing is not a crime.
Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

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i download from fitgirl, rutracker, nyaa and libgen
and when i cant find it on those i just searrch it on random websites

>>108661948
no, to anything .exe, why? trojans. yes to movies and music

>>108661948
I'm afraid to play the DenuvOwO hypervisor thingy. I have a second ssd with Linux that I can put W11 on, but that would still access my HDD's. I wanna try crimson desert but I'm afraid it's shit. It's suspicious there aren't any patches for
It as well. Modern AAAslop usually isn't worth the price. I blindly trust all uploads by Dauphang on piratebay.

>>108662012
>I wanna try crimson desert
This is speculation, but: it is very likely that voices38 is working on a proper crimson desert crack now, and it will release soon (tm). Probably during the weekend

>>108661948
of course not officer

>>108661948
I pirate because I don't know how to buy stuff. I pirate even free games, steam is too complicated.

>>108661986
You are taking profit away from companies and or developers if your friend no longer has to buy it.

From the companies point of view, you shouldn't have access at all just like food since it's a product they worked for and developed like food you serve to people they put money into it, so if you no longer buy it, even if you never intended on buying, it's still a loss since you didnt pay them for the effort they went through to make it.

Even though it can be copied and shared since it is digital and it's not theft, it's still copyright infringement and unauthorized access.

>>108662012
Resident evil requiem got cracked after 41 days so you can play it freely with zero DRM or hypervisor garbage on linooox now.

Crimson desert is going on 34 and is one of the most popular games released besides that meme windrose game. It's only a matter of time. Sometime next month no doubt it will be free.

>>108661948
>If yes Why?
Because it's the cheapest and easiest way to download movies and shows I want to watch.

>>108662140
What if I invite my friend over one day and let him watch/play/whatever? Still I'm taking the same amount of profit away from companies and my friend no longer has to buy it but somehow it stops being unethical.

>>108661948
Yes. Because I don't have the guts to ask my parents to buy me manga. They can never know...

>>108661989
My stack is fit girl for new games, steaming, ankergames, gog-games and if I can't find what I need on all those I go to rutracker

>>108662214
Playing the game casually for 5-10 hours is more like a free demo even steam acknowledges this with 2 hour refund which game publishers authorize and agree to on steam. It isn't really the same as playing it in whole for 200+ hours

>>108661948
SEA here.
Games cost 40% of my whole salary. So yeah, i can literally got bankrupt for buying games

>>108662140
>food analogy
Retard.

>>108662251
You're missing the point. What if he wasn't my friend, what if he was my brother living together, what if we shared the game. The company still loses the amount my brother should've paid.

Yes since I was a child I'm literally running torrents rn I run torrents 24/7.

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>>108661948
>Are you a Pirate?
Aye
>Do you do Piracy?
That's a redundant question, ya scurvy ridden glowie creature. If Im a Pirate, I do Piracy.
>If yes Why?
Free booty
>If no Why?
If I wasnt a Pirate, I guess that would be because I like the ol' shiny corpo boot and Id rather pay the tithe to lick it, I dont know how to maneuver my computer to sail to the 7 seas, and because I fear Davy Jones might unleash his malware Kraken on me rusty bones and send me straight to his Doxx locker

>>108662271
That's allowed under US copyright law but if you want your own copy that you keep you have to pay for it.

>>108662261
The biggest downside to piracy isn't the cost it's the loss of controller profiles and auto updating with save backups steam provides.

>>108661991
>no, to anything .exe, why? trojans.
For games at least, the vast majority are clean Steam files (which are hashed, so you know they aren't tampered with) plus an open source crack. There is nowhere for a trojan to get in.

>>108662140
>From the companies point of view,
And this is why piracy must be incentivized
Specially when
>DEI foids devs, troon artists
>Unoptimized pajeet code
>Boring slop
>Price not justified

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>>108661948
Yes.
Because information should be completely free. (free as in freedom)
You can't own an idea.
>>108661987
>Sharing is not piracy.
This.

>>108662317
OK, but you aren't talking about the law. You're talking about the ethics. How is the brother situation ethical just because it's legal but other file sharing isn't?
Unless you think ethics are entirely downstream from law, which would be funny.

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>>108661948
back in the 80's and 90's. though I never sold anything. now warez and shit are full of viruses and malware.

>you wouldn't download a car

...I ABSOLUTELY WOULD!

>>108661948
Blow it out your ass

>>108661948
>Do you do Piracy?
No, I don't rob merchants on the high seas. I do practice file sharing though.
>If yes Why?
File sharing hurts no one.
>If no Why?
Boats are expensive. It would be hard to get one, then convince enough people to crew it that thar be treasure to be taken.

there used to be things worth pirating
now you couldn't even pay me to consume most media

>>108661948
https://z0r.de/59

>>108663338
porn although most pirated porn consumption is accidental by people simply streaming it on a tube site, i'm sure more people would pay if it was easier

Yes, because poor third worlder.

>>108661948
This flag makes me feel at home. Warm and comfy.
I get everything. Now. I get to keep it forever. Nothing beats this shit.

Sometimes I pay for stuff and also pirate it at the same time, because nobody can tell me what to do. Streaming you get from subscription-based services is very low bitrate, so for archival quality there's only one reasonable option. Same for old stuff. And somehow pirates care more about art preservation than... Well, let's cool it with the antisemitism for now.

>>108662164
They'll probably crack le monke game soon as well.

>>108662164
> Crimson desert
Afaik based on Black Deserch. Which is the kind of Korean slop that would hurt your eyes. You will understand later that Ubisoft's world was not as empty in comparison.

>>108661948
I download paywalled loli hentai

No, because it's wrong

>>108661948
Yes, but originally only movies/shows/music, but now that I'm on Linux I also get games. I was always afraid to install FatGuy repacks on Windows, run shit as admin or add windows defender exceptions.

But now on Linux, I just run games in a fake windows env via proton, in a sandboxed bottle. Without admin or sudo.

>>108661948
Yes
USN do it on the seas, why cant I on the Internet?

>>108661948
Piracy is needed. I am a better programmer than all the employed rats. All the employed programmers are better at their job than their boss.

It's very simple. Fuck corporate criminals. They should be in jail, there is no crime that can be committed that is immoral against them.

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>>108662140
>You are taking profit away from companies

yeah, /ptg/ oldfag dropping in to say hey

Only old games, movies and TV shows that are out of production and where the physical copy can be bought at a flea market, and not tied to an internet service. I virtually never pirate new shit, with rare exception.

>>108662140

i don't care ,goodbye.
it's not like your shit is based on the work for free of thousand of guys so eat my ass and lick my balls.

>>108661986

i'm gonna say that too now thank you fellow file-sharer

>>108661948
never stoped

>>108661948
I pirate media because when I press pause then I just want to see a still frame. I shouldn't have to buy physical media as a preventative measure against OSD->advertising+celebshit creep.

>>108661948
yes because media has gotten so shit you need to experience before you spend
game pubs know this, which is why demos turned into early access
if the game is dogshit, I uninstall and delete, if its good I buy cause have the money and dont want to worry about manually updating the game

>>108661948
I'm a religious person, so I pay for my media.

>>108661948
I once pirated a linux distro (no, I won’t name which one). I felt bad though, so quickly removed it and went back to windows.

>>108664227
Good thing its only bad games pretty much or unpopular ones. Black myth wukong was a chinese shilled souls slop. Its 612 days, that's 1.67 years. The mass conscious wants to play crimson desert, so It will be cracked.

They eventually will crack it, I'd rather wait 3 years than give any company that uses denuvo my money. All games will be cracked, pirates eventually win.

>>108661948
I pirate music, anime, tv shows, and movies.
I do it because why spend money if I can get it for free? I don't care morally.
I did buy video games in the past but I don't play games anymore.

>>108666658
Jesus pirated the loaves and the fishes.

>>108667019
based, I love Jesus now! I'm still gay though

>>108661948
Yes, alway
I have bought any 3 phone apps in my entire life. 1 i needed and were no free alternatives on blackbery, 1 by mistake on blackberry,and 1 just recently on android because the niggers at mobilisim stopped updating to latest version and the old one stopped downloading updated catalogs.
Couldn't find a satisfying app that does the same so after using the cracked version for 7 8 years decided to give the dev 16euro for the recent version
That's it 25 euro max spend on software since i got my first pc in 1996. And sometims i feel bad as i should just use another app or 2 apps instead of this legit one
I might be a trans nigger.

>>108667019
>Christianity is the only religion.
You must be 18 years old to post here.

>>108663149
The ethical difference isn’t just about whether a company “loses a sale,” but about how the action fits into norms of use, intention, and scale. Inviting a friend or sibling to play is generally seen as an extension of personal use, sharing an experience that still depends on the original owner, while piracy creates independent copies and bypasses the intended model of compensation. Even if the short-term economic outcome can look similar, the intention (sharing vs. substituting purchase) and especially the scalability matter, since personal sharing has limited impact whereas unrestricted copying can be massively replicated. In practice, ethics here relies not only on outcomes but also on socially accepted boundaries and what would happen if generalized. If everyone casually shared access, the system still functions, but if everyone distributed free copies, it likely wouldn’t. So the distinction persists even if it isn’t purely reducible to profit loss.

>>108661948
Everyone is a pirate, it's just human nature

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>>108661948
Movies -> Netflix and streaming services that are the standard nowadays are bloated spyware for my devices. Torrent is king, and consider going to the cinema with your friends more often.

Music -> I'd rather kill myself rather than use Spotify. P2P baby, some music autists out there have an INCREDIBLE collection for you to borrow

Games -> To try them out first, if I like them ill buy it, the difference with steam is that its a good service and somewhat respectable. "Uh bUt ChUd, YoU dOnT OwN tHe GamEs ItS JuSt a LiCenSe" true, if something is revoked from me ill buy it.

Also, please learn how to selfhost and archive your pirated media for the ultimate piracy experience and contributing to the community.

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>>108661948
If it's not possible to buy what I'd like physically then yes. Until digital ownership is used (Blockchain-backed, for example), I see no reason to change.

>>108661948
Yes because I like free stuff and hate capitalism

>>108661981
/thread

>>108661948
Not at all. I've never even been on a ship in my life.

>>108661948
DO WHAT YOU WANT 'CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE
YOU ARE A PIRATE

>>108661986
people who think like that never produced anything. literally the parasites of the computing world.

>>108661948
>If no Why?
Because I support small indie devs

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>>108661948
>If yes Why?

>>108661948
yarrrr

cuz being pirate is cool but somalis won't accept me

>>108668252
You couldn't be more wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene

>>108664590
It mogs any game Ubisoft made after Black Flag

>>108670487
>mogs any game Ubisoft made after Black Flag
wow congratulations on that

>>108661948
I pirate bc I'm kept poor in a world where everything is fake and gay.
Why pay for things I can't own?
Why spend money I need to save for some other jew to take it form me?
Why obey the rules when the elites don't have to?

yes
because free shit

>>108661986
based file sharer

>>108661948
/tg/ fag here
I pirate STLs that get taken down for copyright reasons.
Problem is that the gram might be compromised so a new mass migration to a new piracy app might be needed.

Anyways how do I pirate an Adobe Photoshop version without giving my PC malware/viruses/etc.?

>>108661948
yes, no feasible option to get what I want

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>>108661948
its free (as in free beer)

>>108661948
>Do you do Piracy?
yes
>If yes Why?
poor

i do think its unethical to pirate if you can comfortably afford things

>>108663053
BIG doubt

>>108675894
In practice the only way you get trojans is by clicking some fake download buttons on link redirect sites and downloading those fake downloader.exe thingies.

>>108661948
>do you do piracy?
yes
>if yes why?
cuz my dream is to be the king of the pirates

>>108675912
cool story bro

>>108675058
I use monkrus ones but there are others
Never had any issues
You could run them in sandbox or vm but i understand it will rape your ssd as you either need to keep the pc running nonstop or install it everytime

>>108661948
Yes. I don't see piracy as a moral issue or a sin, as it's not stealing, you are simply copying digital bits that are immaterial and thus nobody suffers any loss. The only issue with piracy is the issue of security really, and that's only if you pirate programs or games. But even with games at least you can use FOSS piracy tools like goldberg emulator, steamless, etc. to grab clean steam files and crack them yourself 100% secure and clean if they have no DRM beyond Steam's own. Piracy often times ends up generally superior over paid alternatives, like 4K movies from 1337x compared to 1080p streamed bitraped online slop, but you do lose the normie convenience of netflix algorithms, similar with FLAC music rips compared to shitty Spotify music, but again you lose the social normie conveniences of spotify sharing and algorithms. But overall piracy is a net benefit for people, you get to share information with others for free, and help balance out the injustice of the privileged oppressing the working and poor underclasses, and is an absolute necessity morally just like adblockers. (You), yes (You) anon are a human being and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and shouldn't face the injustice of having your brain raped by constant ads that literally work by imprinting themselves deeply into your memory to manipulate you into purchasing them rather than smaller startup or niche less shilled products in stores. And you should never support big tech gaming companies that have shares owned by billionaires or stuff like EA/Tencent/Microsoft. Love yourself.

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>>108668321
>>108668252
>>108666696
I SIMPLY CAN'TS BE FREES IF IT AIN'TS FREE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ju_10NkGY

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>>108676663
oh hey, dats me

>>108675894
Why?
It's on open process on cs.rin. You can even download the clean Steam files (which are hashed and you can get hashes from Steam if you really are worried) and crack them yourself.
We're well past the shitty old Pirate Bay days. You can get hashes from the platform itself, and you can crack the majority of games by double clicking an open source .exe. You can download the DLC directly from Steam. You can even play multiplayer on some titles, without any LAN emulation.

>>108661948
>Yes
I love free shit.

>>108661948
People like to justify it saying how corporates are bad etc. But real pirates chose this way of life because they just love stealing and taking the work of others without paying, especially if it's giant empires and rich fags.

>>108667408
>Unto a stranger thou mayest pirate, but unto thy brother thou shalt not pirate

>>108662317
Fucking moron. Laws are just threats and are only applicable to retards who believe in the magic spells that are laws.

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>>108667413
what a braindead faggot

>>108661981
This, plus it filters normies and w*men

>>108667413
>Women
>Hides and doesn't want to be seen in their underwear
>Yet, finds the skimpiest bathing suit and bikini to wear and flaunt on the beach
this is how retarded everything you've contributed in this thread is.

>>108662330
You can just add the non-steam game to steam. Change the name to the steam game ID of the game. And use community controller profiles. Also if you're not a pleb you can just make your own

>>108661981
I've never paid for one of those gay subscription streaming services, but I am paying for a VPN lmaoo

>>108677412
The primary reason is that I just fucking hate every form of DRM bullshittery and other user hostile shit like mandatory account registrations and will not in any circuimstance buy a product that is inferior to something that can be acquired for free and works better.

>bypasses the intended model of compensation
>the intention (sharing vs. substituting purchase) and especially the scalability matter, since personal sharing has limited impact whereas unrestricted copying can be massively replicated
Saying, "NO" I won't buy your product and telling my family and neighbors NOT to buy X, essentially, does the same thing. Copyright laws as mentioned by someone else are merely threats to inhibit people from informing and educating their fellowman about X product in order to prevent them from buying X product.

>>108661948
>Yes
Why?
Because I'm not buying everything and I have no reason to buy everything. If something sells extremely well I have no reason to buy it since its already paid for. If a small indie studio or less well funded to begin with dev makes something I like I'll probably buy it anyway, if I like whatever I play I usually end up buying some complete edition or reduced price version down the line.
I've spent hundreds on merch and collectors editions of things I've liked from priacy over the years, they end up making more money than they lose from good word of mouth and merch sales.

If we're talking TV/Movie piracy you are basically morally obligated to pirate as much as you can, the streaming giants are incredibly dystopian and will cancel shows you like whether you pay the goy tax to watch legally or not. Pay pennies for a decent VPN if you're too pussy to do it on your own IP but for the love of god get a good IPTV feed or find a decent group to be your arr-stack backend provider. Paying for anything UFC/TV/Football related is madness they're making way too much money.

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Nice try OP.

what >>108662074 said or however the BBC is taken

No no no, NEVER, dats illegal, i know people that merely share data they have downloaded with friends. Implying its anything else other than this is liable for legal action against. Implying it's anything else is defamation.

>>108678022
I cant wait for you scum to go into the matrix.

>>108678059
marge?

>>108678069
>using shartpee kultur on the cuck

>>108661948
>Do you do Piracy?
yes
>If yes Why?
it's situational, either i'm poor at the moment to pay to it or i'm unable to find it legally, surely there's a middle-ground somewhere
also i like to have stuff locally on my own hardware without a company suddenly revoking my access to it for some bullshit reason