11th May 2004, 8:57 AM
Dark Jaguar Wrote:Outlawed it? Stealing stuff was already illegal ya know. Sampling before you buy is fine, if you do it through legal channels. Play a friend's game with permission for instance to see if you like it. However, don't steal someone's game to decide if you like it.
Exactly. Whenever I buy a CD containing some songs I've downloaded, or a DVD containing TV show episodes or a movie I've downloaded, or a video game that I've downloaded, I immediately delete the downloaded items. It's not uncommon for me to buy the said items, and if I haven't listened to a song I've downloaded in several months, I'll most likely delete it. I don't just have a field day whenever I go on Kazaa. I only download something that I really, really want to sample. I also don't share any of my stuff with other users. It's not my intention to spread these illegal items to others, they're for my personal use only. :nono: