Mattcrampy wrote:
I'm guessing Banj is talking about how you're more or less just asking questions of others instead of contributing your own ideas.
The main reason for asking lots of questions and not many points is mainly because my own opinions are very hazy, but here goes. Note that this is only in regards to videogames, I really don't care about films and music.
First of all, there seems to be several main issues when it comes to IP. There is the acknowledgment of the creator of IP, the ownership of IP, the transfer of ownership and multiple ownership of IP plus the right to distribute IP and the protection of the ownership of IP.
I'll start off by saying that I have no beef with the acknowledgment of IP, the creator is the creator, and no reason why this right should be stolen from the creator.
But the other points is another whole ball game. I honestly don't know what my opinion is on this, suffice to say that most theory's on how it should work sound airy fairy given the anonymity afforded by the internet, and the power at the users disposal. On the other hand, absence has been proven time and time again not to be the answer. So what I've stuck to is the fact that I love PC gaming and want to support it in every way I can (not to mention irritated by the fact that by pirating on the PC people are undermining the platform in total), and that includes questioning what other people believe in order to attack faulty ideologies that are simply a facade in order to pirate what they want.
Oh, and Tim, if this was what you were hinting at, why not just come straight out and say it? I really can't see any advantage by simply hinting at it.
