information and articles
This section of the site lists more information about game piracy and includes links to interesting articles on the topic.
The Facts
- By using pirate games you are basically stealing from the actual developer of the game. This is how they make their living. If you don't pay for the game, then they don't make any money.
- Game development takes time (sometimes years) and money. It is only right that developers get paid for their hard work.
- By using a pirated game you are not entitled to any technical support or updates for that product.
- Pirated games can often expose your computer to viruses, spyware and adware, to name a few. If your computer is infected then you only have yourself to blame.
- The bottom line is that pirating games is illegal and people do get caught!
Articles
Anti file-sharing laws considered - The UK government could legislate to crack down on illegal file-sharers.
Stamp Out Piracy Press Release - Official press release about the Stamp Out Piracy initiative.
Office-ially a nation of thieves - Survey that reveals people have more guilt over stealing pens than illegal software!
Software Piracy "seen as normal" - An article from 2005 which is still relevant that shows that people don't see the problem with software piracy.
Copyright Infringement of Software - An excellent entry in Wikipedia that covers all aspects of copyright infringement with regards to software.
Piracy: Why is it wrong? - An article by ELSPA to make consumers aware of the issues with piracy.
Rampant Piracy Threatens PC Games -
Head of Id Software talks about PC games piracy.
