Quote - As for pirates trying to justify their actions on the high cost of software, well I still cannot believe what Poser Pro 2012 can do considering the program cost me around £90 in the UK

As I said before, piracy goes beyond the monetary value. Poser is not expensive software that is worth its value and even it comes full of content. You cannot say that a music CD is something so expensive that only elected people can afford. Trying to understand or justivy piracy based on the absolute monetary value you will never be able to understand the scope of this problem.

For a simplified analysis you can divide the world in two: Capitalism and Communism. In Communism copyrights and intelectual property do not exist. In Capitalism a pirate is a criminal, in Communism depending on the case he can become a hero. The world is divided and people do not share the same values.

You cannot ignore Communism, there billions of people living in Communist countries or have been educated under a Communist regime. You cannot ignore the importance and influence of these people. China is the first real economical power and is becoming the second military power after Russia. Russia and the countries belonging to the former URSS, even not more Communists, its population was born and educated under a Commumist system.

It is a very simple analysis, because there are billions of people that don't belong to Communism or Capitalism, or flip-flop from one side to another and have other values.

 

Stupidity also evolves!