one time a coworker said he would never pirate a game in fear that if he's ever strapped to a polygraph test he'd fail the question "have you ever broken a law"
Old games fall into a weird limbo wherein it's all second hand sales unless it's on a virtual library platform like steam or the virtual console. So is it really breaking a law if the copyright holders were never going to see money from that sale anyway?
It's still copyright infringement, which is illegal. The concept of intellectual property is beyond stupid. Especially now with how easily information can be copied ad-infinitum, there's no enforcement mechanism that isn't just pissing in the wind.
one time a coworker said he would never pirate a game in fear that if he's ever strapped to a polygraph test he'd fail the question "have you ever broken a law"
Lol. Imagining this guy sweating bullets after he realized he's jaywalked before, or drank under-age or some equally stupid illegal thing.
i actually brought that up to him and he said pirating is different, since "that's stealing"
Dear god. Even our insane legal system doesn't characterize it as theft. The media industry propaganda is working I guess.
Old games fall into a weird limbo wherein it's all second hand sales unless it's on a virtual library platform like steam or the virtual console. So is it really breaking a law if the copyright holders were never going to see money from that sale anyway?
It's still copyright infringement, which is illegal. The concept of intellectual property is beyond stupid. Especially now with how easily information can be copied ad-infinitum, there's no enforcement mechanism that isn't just pissing in the wind.
Very much so.
What a weirdly specific fear.
he says it's in case a potential employer gives him the test and he needs a job
Lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdIDwYW_JZg
oh hell yes, I say lines from this one occasionally: "It's great. It's crack." and "Ok Mr. Pants"
It was for charity!
Man, just say no lmao
Never submit to a polygraph test, why would you put your fate in the hands of some pseudoscientific bullshit voluntarily
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I was going to make a snooty European comment but apparently polygraph tests are sometimes used in the Finnish court cases too
Not surprised, Finland sounds like it sucks ass tbh
In some aspects, definitely, but there are much worse places
:side-eye-1: Just don't look up things like Finnish trans legislation :side-eye-2:
But I like salmiakki and kisseli
Finnish people when a foreigner says they like salmiakki
:so-true:
i also really enjoy screaming perkele
:pog-fish:
I myself tend more towards dejectedly crying out voi vittu
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