i understand what RH said in the other thread, and that's his decision to make regarding a policy for his company. I, however, have never, do not, nor will I ever support cracks, stolen software, or music, unless the author specifically states in no uncertain terms that their product is free, and I don't own any stolen music, either. In fact, I have no problem with people being reported and going to jail and/or being fined for such activity. I respect the artists I listen to, and while I feel as though the major distributors and studios have ripped off both the consumers as well as the artists, I will always support the artists I love, and will go out of my way to make sure that my purchase gets them the most money, which usually means buying directly from them at a show, online at their website, or through a site which sells high quality, artist-approved quality mp3's. Luckily for me, my tastes have wandered with age to an area of music where there is a lot of free product, and I'm happy for it, but I'd rather go without than steal and think that it's ok, or look my favorite artists in the eyes and try telling them how much I like their work and respect them.ThrowAway wrote:one of the big wigs said he would support a user of a cracked copy because he knows it will benefit him in some of you still have a problem?
"nah... we like the open forum. Someone found a crack, uses it for a while, needs help, realizes that the forum is a friendly place, realizes that Live is more than just a boring time-streching DJ replacement, and eventually buys the product. I mean, who has never used a crack of say Photoshop, or MSWord in his or her life? Who has never shared copyrighted music? If someone uses Live and comes across as arrogant prick and spams the forum with stupid requests or deliberately radiates a bad vibe, then I would rather not want to support that person. Even if he she bought the software...
my private 2 cents
Rob"
if your one of the people who voted no why dont you go through your hard drives and delete all the stolen music you have on there or you do not have a problem with stolen music? Im sure at least 17 of you are guilty and are hypocrites.
The unfortunate thing about business in the community local to this planet we live on is that you have to accept some ratio of loss, which is unavoidable in any circumstances - Henke understands the issue, and if the ratio of customers to thieves is in his favor, it's better to not let it keep you up at night and focus on what makes this software worth buying.