Have u ever used illegal software?

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:12 am

This should be interesting...

Post by **Dr. Zoidberg** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:18 am

If the vote doesn't turn out to be 100% for yes, we'll know that somebody has has lied when voting.

EDIT: Whoops, I didn't notice the 3rd vote option of "No comment" *cough*liar*cough*, so I guess you had that area covered already.

Boogerman · Post by **Boogerman** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:27 am

Not since the days of my Amiga when we swapped games in the playground

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Dad won't let me touch any illegal software... damn Christianity

Post by **Dr. Zoidberg** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:43 am

We're all using ROMS & I assume most people don't own most of the games that they are using with the emulators, so the result of this poll is a foregone conclusion.

pavelbure · Post by **pavelbure** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 7:34 am

maybe he was talking about things like, norton 2002, or adobe photoshop 6.0, or flight simulator 2002 or...........ummmm ive said too much.

XantiaX · Post by **XantiaX** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 11:18 am

ive never owned anything illegal software wise! *runs*

DoughBoy · Post by **DoughBoy** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 11:47 am

of course. Windows, all my programs, games, etc. IF its worth paying for, then I believe you should buy it.... but still, soemtimes the cost of a game is way too much and you just can't afford it. In canada shenmue2 is $90, I have a copied version I will admit, but I have not yet touched it.... I do not want to play it till I have the real version of shenmue 2, which I will cherish forever, and only then will I play tose backups. Shenmue is too fine a game to not get more enjoyment out of because I have the backups... but other then that, I have tons of stuff backed up, even DC games, I admit that, but here you cannot pick one up at a bin for $5, they all cost $20 at the least, any decent ones cost $40-60, and that's for old games, come on. I will admit his though, I just don't enjoy the game as much as I did when I payed for them, and starting with my next console, I will only buy the software..... unless there's a cheap chip.

Veggita2099 · Post by **Veggita2099** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 11:58 am

I used to know a guy who wouldn't do it. We went to his house for something and installed the state of the art Wolfenstein 3D (no not castle wolfenstein) and it was even SHAREWARE. But he made sure he deleted it within 30 days cause that is what your supposed to do with Shareware if you don't buy it.

StriderXg2 · Post by **StriderXg2** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 12:18 pm

yes...tons of warez........................

its illegal if you sell them from backups, hell no if im going to prison.

spag · Post by **spag** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 12:29 pm

i would never pirate games. my friend pirated me a copy of riven and i've never played it. i just can't do it. it seems so evil to pirate something i get so much enjoyment out of.

my last two versions of windows and some other things were copied from originals my friend owns. so it's not like they are really "pirated" because i didn't get them off the internet. i only got like one copy from my friend. i still feel bad about it and i'm changing my ways.

i've not acquired new pirated stuff and i've gotten rid of most of my pirated things (which wasn't many, only stupid stuff like a crack to make winzip never expire). so now i'm getting closer to a purer "non-pirated" computer. so that is good. it's just hard to do it all at once because you'll be left with nothing! heh

butters · Post by **butters** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 12:32 pm

List of personal warez:
Windows 98, Photoshop, Norton Antivirus (borrowed acutally), Norton Utilities, Nero (of course), and the not to be discussed Genesis emulator (though I have never burned it)
Thats all I can think of right now. I have no pirated games, though

DreamTheater420 · Post by **DreamTheater420** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 1:48 pm

I have shared software with people and downloaded stuff..... *cough*XP*cough* *cough*Photoshop*cough* .....man...i seem to have a bad cough....i think i need some cough medicine.....But seriously.... i dont think theres anything wrong with someone sharing with ya if they own it.....of course i could be wrong....

Spongebob Squarepants · Fri Mar 15, 2002 2:08 pm

We bought the Windows 2000 OS im running right now...hmm...most ROMS that are jap only and i use i guess you could say are...not much else though (Besides that certain...emu...that shall not be discussed). I burned a copy of the Lego Island game my friend has....I couldnt resist! Legos rule! WAAAAHHHH! Other than that i still own my SNES, Genesis, Atari, NES, and Gameboy games.

liltimmyw · Post by **liltimmyw** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 2:15 pm

everyone has, i have

i have tons of illegal programs, games, movies, ect.

people may not like it, but im a unemployed teenager, and i cant afford to buy something like flash 5 for $999.

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 5:59 pm

I dunno why, but this reminded me...there's some neat stuff you can do with the Nero demo if you d/l the new version every month and use a regcleaner...(um...it runs faster, yeah...)

-Azathoth- · Post by **-Azathoth-** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:28 pm

Well, I dont like the term "Warez" as its too broad a label, but dont we all have some dirty little secret hiding deep within the reccesses of our harddrive? Like those Bukkake movies you privately enjoy when your GF is gone? Ah..maybe I've said too much already...(that was a joke, no really)

Post by **|darc|** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:30 pm

I am a hypocrite. I don't like piracy. I'm too youung to have a job, and I have little familty opportunities. All the money I make per month ($10) has to go toward my internet service because my parents refuse to pay. Therefore, I warez a lot. I don't like it. Like liltimmyw said, I can't afford any of the software I have. Whenever I do get money, I gladly fork it over.

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:32 pm

What a dum thread.

A better poll would have been "Who *hasnt* used illegal software?"

Because we all have and most of us probably do on a regular basis.

U.S.MALE · Post by **U.S.MALE** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 11:50 am

nope, not me, never

I would NEVER use backup DC games, or PS2 games, or roms I didn't own the original of, never would I rip off Billy's XP... hey that man is almost broke and needs our money. You all should be ashamed!!!!

bahhh · Post by **bahhh** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 2:58 pm

Let's put it this way: I own 2 Dreamcast games...the rest I borrow from my cousin who has over 150 copied Dreamcast games. Btw, NO ONE pays for their OS unless it comes installed on the computer. I've never met ANYONE in my whole life who has payed for a copy of Windows. Jeezuz, most stores that you buy your computer from will install Windows on your computer for free without making you pay. They just turn their heads...

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