Comments on: Are there benefits to “piracy”? http://weblawg.costinmedia.com/wp/intellectual-property/are-there-benefits-to-piracy/ Information Society through the Prism of Law Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steven Stark http://weblawg.costinmedia.com/wp/intellectual-property/are-there-benefits-to-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Steven Stark Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:43:06 +0000 http://weblawg.costinmedia.com/wp/?p=120#comment-1191 Software industries benefit in the sense that if their software is being heavily pirated, then it is highly successful an becomes the 'standard'. When you are the standard the business' large enough to afford the ridiculous price tags on these software will buy them. The programmers will generally not, however why should the (large) software companies care? If designers can't use their product, they can't learn it or use it when the time comes that large company X hires them. My vote is Software Companies benefit the most. Please note that video games are not included in my analysis, and are hurt by piracy in my opinion. Also small software companies are also hurt. Many 'pirates' post comments on these types of links to support the developer by buying their product if you can because they work hard on it and deserve the money. Software industries benefit in the sense that if their software is being heavily pirated, then it is highly successful an becomes the ‘standard’. When you are the standard the business’ large enough to afford the ridiculous price tags on these software will buy them. The programmers will generally not, however why should the (large) software companies care? If designers can’t use their product, they can’t learn it or use it when the time comes that large company X hires them.

My vote is Software Companies benefit the most. Please note that video games are not included in my analysis, and are hurt by piracy in my opinion. Also small software companies are also hurt. Many ‘pirates’ post comments on these types of links to support the developer by buying their product if you can because they work hard on it and deserve the money.

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