Pirated Amiga software on ebay

[ajlwalker]

I can see both sides of this argument, but to be honest, AUD31 for 9 DVDs!!! all the production, packaging, creating the advert, taking the time to put it up on ebay etc.  Just how much profit is this guy making?  I'd say pretty much nothing.

I tend to think his reply is honest and that he is merely getting these out to the community.

[ajlwalker]

DVDs are dirt cheap. So are labels and plastic envelopes for them.

How much profit is he making? I'd estimate about $29 minus eBay fees.

Wow, I wish you worked in procurement for the UK Treasury.  Our tax would be a lot lower.

AUD2 is about GBP1.20.  You can really get 9 blank DVDs and labels etc for £1.20?

I guess he could divide this $29 4000 ways for each game and send off 3/4 cents to the publishers.

[ajlwalker]

I stole a pack of gum from the IGA when I was five.  Does that mean I have no place to speak against theft?

Pretty much in my book, yes.

If you'd said you stole some bread because you were poor and hungry, then that's a different matter.

I jest of course, but just wanted to point out that some theft is excusable in my book.

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I stand corrected re the profits being made by this individual.  However, maybe he has lost his job.  Maybe he's trying to get some money together to pay the rent.  It's never ethically right, but so long as it contains ancient games that are no longer supported or developed/sold, then I'm not sure I can get that bothered about it.

If it contained the likes of BOH then I think we could all be rightly incensed.

Having said that I doubt piracy does any harm whatsoever when it comes to the developers/publishers.  These people would never have bought the games anyway.