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Talk to any college student and it's not just movies they are pirating but software, music and books. They know what they are doing is illegal and don't care.

But the really odd thing here is that pirating has been going on for over a decade by college students. Did the MPAA, RIAA, and BSA just clue in to this in the past few years?

During my 3 stint in post secondary education in 1998 and 1999 pirating was the norm. No one paid for software, music or movies as a student unless you considered attending theatres and concerts. The justification most often given was I have no money now and when I'm finished college I'll buy then. Even I too fell into that group when it came to software. If anything that software pirating did Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, and Novell some benifit as I learned thier software a now I buy the products. Pirating is hassle when it's just so much easier to buy the stuff. Even downloading a whole album for MP3 is easier to just go and buy it, though in 1999 it was easier to download your MP3 vs ripping them yourself from the CD.

Now the whole point I'm getting at here is that Students in college/university will just laugh any form of education off unless it affects thier marks like plagerism does.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 06/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It sounds like the same crying...  mojoman_x@... | 06/15/04
Actually the prices are reasonable  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Agree - to some degree  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
Theatre price dropped where I live  voska | 06/15/04
Wish I could say the same  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
Maybe that's why...  tic swayback | 06/15/04
the thing i wonder..  ryusen | 06/15/04
Theatres set the price  voska | 06/15/04
Not a bad price, but it may be pirated.  el1jones | 06/15/04
Not pirated  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
OK. (nt)  el1jones | 06/15/04
It's called a "loss leader"  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
My daughter conned me into a "Shakira" CD  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Good point, but I got it at Circuit City  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Most Retail DVDs Prices  voska | 06/15/04
what the market will bear...  ryusen | 06/15/04
blah blah  Suicida| | 06/15/04
re: blah blah  bgoss@... | 06/15/04
I think they are following the MPAA codes of conduct  Hanover Phist | 06/15/04
Educating them is a waste of time and money.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
suing colledge students is stupid  ryusen | 06/15/04
Sorry, you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Really?  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Gee tic, are still a CHILD?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
No, but according to you...  tic swayback | 06/15/04
So, if I understand your logic...  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
why don't you...  ryusen | 06/15/04
College students are still considered "children"  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
like i said.. "show me"  ryusen | 06/15/04
You are mistaken  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Socially maybe, but not LEGALLY..  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
18 = Adult  voska | 06/15/04
According to the US Courts (choose one, any)  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
There was a case  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Most college student are at least 18!  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
Education is useless if your teacher is an idiot  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Hogwash tic.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Then why no court cases?  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Answer: They wantthe DOJ to do it for them  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
RIIA hasn't dropped a single case.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
it's up to the prosecution to drop the charges.  ryusen | 06/15/04
Um, there is no "prosecutor" in a civil case.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
forgive my semantic shortcut...  ryusen | 06/15/04
But they have settled for pennies on the dollar  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Can't get blood from a turnip.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
a lesson which...  ryusen | 06/15/04
Avoiding my question  tic swayback | 06/15/04
It's a waste of time  voska | 06/15/04
MPAA is taking the right approach here...  Root User | 06/15/04
Great post  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Theater vs. DVD  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
why i go to movies...  ryusen | 06/15/04
That the experience  voska | 06/15/04
PROOF  ryusen | 06/15/04
On-line screeners  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
waste of time...  +-Chris-+ | 06/15/04
Here's one parent with the right idea!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
I wouldn't have sold the Play Station  voska | 06/15/04
actualy...  ryusen | 06/15/04
I play the playstation  voska | 06/15/04
The wine was to expensive.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
I heart ya!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
i'm all for parents enforcing disicpline...  ryusen | 06/15/04
Does that include not stealing?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
of course..  ryusen | 06/15/04
Clearly deserved  tic swayback | 06/15/04
ROFLMAO...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Please explain what a 13 year old and a PS2 has to do with people over 18?  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
a point?  ryusen | 06/15/04
billion lost and billion gain end of the years..  M_c | 06/15/04
A loss of imaginery money  voska | 06/15/04
MPAA Profits continue to rise  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Where is the STUDIO code of conduct?  kd5auq | 06/15/04
Theatres ruining movie experience- DVD's rapidly better option.  maxo_z | 06/16/04
You can get books for free. Especially RPG and computer  GreatInca | 08/11/04

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