chungus_eater@lemmus.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agoIs it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later?message-squaremessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareIs it ethical to pirate a game to try it, and buy a license later?chungus_eater@lemmus.org to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square64linkfedilinkfile-text
My issue is the license part. If I can’t own the installer files then it really doesn’t seem right anyways.
minus-squareTrying2KnowMyself [they/them/their/theirs/themself]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down2·2 days agoNo, buying a license is never ethical.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoGOG (and other DRM-Free stores) are definitely exceptions to this rule though. Even though you are technically buying a license, the games you buy are effectively owned.
No, buying a license is never ethical.
GOG (and other DRM-Free stores) are definitely exceptions to this rule though. Even though you are technically buying a license, the games you buy are effectively owned.