I disagree. Consumer gets game, creator gets paid. Seems pretty cut and dried to me.
Unless the creator gives you their approval, it’s a donation that you can’t assume gives you the right to their product.
It’s funny the mental gymnastic you guys will do to justify your choices and make you feel like you’re morally right.
By the way, I don’t believe for one second that you’ve sent donations to all the creators of which you’ve pirated content.
You’re equating the law with morality. They differ sometimes.
And yes, personally as soon as I had the money I purchased (or rather leased) everything I pirated and used past a standard trial period. Except for a few indie albums whose creators I couldn’t find. Except for age of empires, now I think if it. I’ll go buy it tonight.
Even from a moral point of view, would you work for your employer if they told you “You won’t get a salary but I promise that when things are financially better in a few years I will pay you back!” and a fairly substantial % of employers would do that but in the end only a minority would keep their promise?
Sounds nice, right?
