For those that want FSP from a cracked or file sharing website...

[rapax]

i have just one little question that a friend asked me yesterday
is it illegal to lend a software to a friend????

[ivo]

I don't think it is illegal to lend it to a friend but it is illegal if you make copies and sell it. If you make 5 copies and sell it for $5 each,
nobody (FBI) will say nothing to you. But if you start making mass copies (in the hundreds), then you can get into serious trouble. I think it
is illegal to share files over the internet, but nobody will mind if you do. I know people that have been doing to get all their software.



Post Edited ( 02-08-06 00:14 )

[skenmy]

rapax wrote:
i have just one little question that a friend asked me yesterday
is it illegal to lend a software to a friend????

Yes. End of story -> that person did not purchase the software and therefore they have no right to install and/or use it on their own computer.

[DBE]

ivo wrote:
...If you make 5 copies and sell it for $5 each, nobody (FBI) will say nothing to you...

I wouldn't even start with that: each time you sell one of your $5 copies, you're robbing Dan.

[rapax]

ok thank you for the information

[ivo]

DBE wrote:

ivo wrote:
...If you make 5 copies and sell it for $5 each, nobody (FBI) will say nothing to you...

I wouldn't even start with that: each time you sell one of your $5 copies, you're robbing Dan.

I know that but I was just saying that you wouldn't see the FBI at your front door...............

[DBE]

It's not about getting caught or not...

[WBHoenig]

rapax wrote:
i have just one little question that a friend asked me yesterday
is it illegal to lend a software to a friend????

Technically, yeah. Even (technically) it is illegal to 'share' music electronicly or otherwise. If you give a
friend a copy of an album, it's illegal. It's sad that the record companies sink this low.



Post Edited ( 06-09-06 21:32 )

[LukeJGerst]

People seem to think that unless they get caught they didn't do anything wrong. Totally false. Even if you live the rest of your life without
getting caught fruit from the gocery store, paper from your local Staples, a hammer from your hardware store, OR stealing games online
or otherwise, it's not worth it to live with a conscience that will not let you rest. Crackers-PLEASE reconsider your decision!

[Joel]

I agree %100

[QF6024]

LukeJGerst wrote:
People seem to think that unless they get caught they didn't do anything wrong. Totally false. Even if you live the rest of your life without
getting caught fruit from the gocery store, paper from your local Staples, a hammer from your hardware store, OR stealing games online
or otherwise, it's not worth it to live with a conscience that will not let you rest. Crackers-PLEASE reconsider your decision!

ANd that my friend is where you hit the nail on the head. Because essentially thieves do not have a conscience

[deltapilot888]

some people in this forum are probobly 12 to 15 years old and cant buy it because they dont have a creit card and because there parents think that its
usless and a waste of money.. it used to happen to me

[JayKae]

IF that be the case, patience is a virtue and we have all had to go through this. I could not have certain things when I was a kid either, c'est
la vie mate. Ya cop it and move on. That is not a reason for stealing the things that you want, I do understand what you are saying but I do
not agree with the reasoning.

[ivo]

My parents think that it's a waste of $ to buy all those different payware planes. They think that 2 is enough. I have around 5-6 planes
thought. I just have to get the timing right, especially when they're happy.

[WBHoenig]

Same here.

There are people here with addon costs ranging the the thousands; mine are roughly a quarter to a third at best of that.



Post Edited ( 01-12-06 04:07 )