Christians: Is Piracy Sinful?

What do you think, is Piracy sinful? Now from my knowledge i believe it not to be. Most people i ask about Piracy often conclude to the idea that it is theft, but i don't see it that way.

1). I believe Piracy is not stealing as the owners still retain the original content it, has just been copied by pirates. I also do believe that it may not be theft of the profits that could have been made. I believe that with piracy if the pirates do not gain money from people downloading their content (which is usually the case unless a trojan virus is used. From my knowledge i think they get paid from ads) then it is not theft of profit because it never existed and couldn't possibly be stolen, i would say that it was a loss. Maybe it could be said that if the content could not be pirated, the person would have resorted to purchasing it, but that can never be said with certainty. In my case if i never pirated the first season of a show like "Stranger Things" i would not watch it by means of cable or Netflix as it is unavailable through both services. For that reason i believe no profit was gained nor lost as i would have not paid to watch it due to it's inaccessibility.

2). I don't think it disobeys the law of the land (rather my government). In my country, from my knowledge and understanding the government permits the possession of Copyrighted Material for private use. They however do not issue consent for people to distribute or upload pirated content, which is what i am not doing, i am downloading it and by this i would believe following the law of the land.

3). Matthew 7:12. The Golden Rule - “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." My opinion is that when considering The Golden Rule it should be about context. When looking at piracy i consider the content and the owner of it. Where i live most if not all content is obtained through piracy. The only streaming service that exists here is Netflix but lacks any of the shows and movies i would like to watch, the cable is immensely behind and so i resort to piracy but by doing so i still have a consideration for the content i download. If i can find a PC game in stores that is not pirated i will buy it if i had the necessary funds to do so, rather than download it, same with the rest of all other forms of media. If i were in their shoes i would wish for the lesser known people of their respected industry to treat me with dignity and purchase my content rather than freely download it. But if i were a well recognized member of my respected industry, had millions of dollars and could continually sustain my desired life i would not mind if people downloaded my content for free as long as i still made some sales from my creative work. And for this reason i don't download movies, songs and video games from the minorities within their respected industry because they would lose an extensive amount of revenue.

To summarize. If i had the money, and the content i would want was available i would most likely buy it rather than pirate it.

What are your thoughts? Is the act of downloading pirated content sinful?

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To summarize. If i had the money, and the content i would want was available i would most likely buy it rather than pirate it.

What are your thoughts? Is the act of downloading pirated content sinful?

It is sinful and wrong. It is dishonest and robs people of the money they have worked hard to make.

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What do you think, is Piracy sinful? Now from my knowledge i believe it not to be. Most people i ask about Piracy often conclude to the idea that it is theft, but i don't see it that way.

1). I believe Piracy is not stealing as the owners still retain the original content it, has just been copied by pirates. I also do believe that it may not be theft of the profits that could have been made. I believe that with piracy if the pirates do not gain money from people downloading their content (which is usually the case unless a trojan virus is used. From my knowledge i think they get paid from ads) then it is not theft of profit because it never existed and couldn't possibly be stolen, i would say that it was a loss. Maybe it could be said that if the content could not be pirated, the person would have resorted to purchasing it, but that can never be said with certainty. In my case if i never pirated the first season of a show like "Stranger Things" i would not watch it by means of cable or Netflix as it is unavailable through both services. For that reason i believe no profit was gained nor lost as i would have not paid to watch it due to it's inaccessibility.

2). I don't think it disobeys the law of the land (rather my government). In my country, from my knowledge and understanding the government permits the possession of Copyrighted Material for private use. They however do not issue consent for people to distribute or upload pirated content, which is what i am not doing, i am downloading it and by this i would believe following the law of the land.

3). Matthew 7:12. The Golden Rule - “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." My opinion is that when considering The Golden Rule it should be about context. When looking at piracy i consider the content and the owner of it. Where i live most if not all content is obtained through piracy. The only streaming service that exists here is Netflix but lacks any of the shows and movies i would like to watch, the cable is immensely behind and so i resort to piracy but by doing so i still have a consideration for the content i download. If i can find a PC game in stores that is not pirated i will buy it if i had the necessary funds to do so, rather than download it, same with the rest of all other forms of media. If i were in their shoes i would wish for the lesser known people of their respected industry to treat me with dignity and purchase my content rather than freely download it. But if i were a well recognized member of my respected industry, had millions of dollars and could continually sustain my desired life i would not mind if people downloaded my content for free as long as i still made some sales from my creative work. And for this reason i don't download movies, songs and video games from the minorities within their respected industry because they would lose an extensive amount of revenue.

To summarize. If i had the money, and the content i would want was available i would most likely buy it rather than pirate it.

What are your thoughts? Is the act of downloading pirated content sinful?

What do you think, is Piracy sinful? Now from my knowledge i believe it not to be. Most people i ask about Piracy often conclude to the idea that it is theft, but i don't see it that way.

1). I believe Piracy is not stealing as the owners still retain the original content it, has just been copied by pirates. I also do believe that it may not be theft of the profits that could have been made. I believe that with piracy if the pirates do not gain money from people downloading their content (which is usually the case unless a trojan virus is used. From my knowledge i think they get paid from ads) then it is not theft of profit because it never existed and couldn't possibly be stolen, i would say that it was a loss. Maybe it could be said that if the content could not be pirated, the person would have resorted to purchasing it, but that can never be said with certainty. In my case if i never pirated the first season of a show like "Stranger Things" i would not watch it by means of cable or Netflix as it is unavailable through both services. For that reason i believe no profit was gained nor lost as i would have not paid to watch it due to it's inaccessibility.

2). I don't think it disobeys the law of the land (rather my government). In my country, from my knowledge and understanding the government permits the possession of Copyrighted Material for private use. They however do not issue consent for people to distribute or upload pirated content, which is what i am not doing, i am downloading it and by this i would believe following the law of the land.

3). Matthew 7:12. The Golden Rule - “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." My opinion is that when considering The Golden Rule it should be about context. When looking at piracy i consider the content and the owner of it. Where i live most if not all content is obtained through piracy. The only streaming service that exists here is Netflix but lacks any of the shows and movies i would like to watch, the cable is immensely behind and so i resort to piracy but by doing so i still have a consideration for the content i download. If i can find a PC game in stores that is not pirated i will buy it if i had the necessary funds to do so, rather than download it, same with the rest of all other forms of media. If i were in their shoes i would wish for the lesser known people of their respected industry to treat me with dignity and purchase my content rather than freely download it. But if i were a well recognized member of my respected industry, had millions of dollars and could continually sustain my desired life i would not mind if people downloaded my content for free as long as i still made some sales from my creative work. And for this reason i don't download movies, songs and video games from the minorities within their respected industry because they would lose an extensive amount of revenue.

To summarize. If i had the money, and the content i would want was available i would most likely buy it rather than pirate it.

What are your thoughts? Is the act of downloading pirated content sinful?

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Hmmm. Alright i guess that in general it might be sinful and i believe how it is used and what it is used for is what may make it morally wrong. Like terrorists distributing it to make money, and so by that i agree with the law. But i'm relating it to me personally. Is it sinful for me to download pirated content if it is not theft or illegal to do so? (as i listed in the original post) If i did not pirate the content due to it's inaccessibility in my country the creators would neither gain or lose money because i still wouldn't have paid for it is it sinful? I'm not really certain on the answer what are your thoughts? Thanks for the response btw

What do you think, is Piracy sinful? Now from my knowledge i believe it not to be. Most people i ask about Piracy often conclude to the idea that it is theft, but i don't see it that way.

1). I believe Piracy is not stealing as the owners still retain the original content it, has just been copied by pirates. I also do believe that it may not be theft of the profits that could have been made. I believe that with piracy if the pirates do not gain money from people downloading their content (which is usually the case unless a trojan virus is used. From my knowledge i think they get paid from ads) then it is not theft of profit because it never existed and couldn't possibly be stolen, i would say that it was a loss. Maybe it could be said that if the content could not be pirated, the person would have resorted to purchasing it, but that can never be said with certainty. In my case if i never pirated the first season of a show like "Stranger Things" i would not watch it by means of cable or Netflix as it is unavailable through both services. For that reason i believe no profit was gained nor lost as i would have not paid to watch it due to it's inaccessibility.

2). I don't think it disobeys the law of the land (rather my government). In my country, from my knowledge and understanding the government permits the possession of Copyrighted Material for private use. They however do not issue consent for people to distribute or upload pirated content, which is what i am not doing, i am downloading it and by this i would believe following the law of the land.

3). Matthew 7:12. The Golden Rule - “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." My opinion is that when considering The Golden Rule it should be about context. When looking at piracy i consider the content and the owner of it. Where i live most if not all content is obtained through piracy. The only streaming service that exists here is Netflix but lacks any of the shows and movies i would like to watch, the cable is immensely behind and so i resort to piracy but by doing so i still have a consideration for the content i download. If i can find a PC game in stores that is not pirated i will buy it if i had the necessary funds to do so, rather than download it, same with the rest of all other forms of media. If i were in their shoes i would wish for the lesser known people of their respected industry to treat me with dignity and purchase my content rather than freely download it. But if i were a well recognized member of my respected industry, had millions of dollars and could continually sustain my desired life i would not mind if people downloaded my content for free as long as i still made some sales from my creative work. And for this reason i don't download movies, songs and video games from the minorities within their respected industry because they would lose an extensive amount of revenue.

To summarize. If i had the money, and the content i would want was available i would most likely buy it rather than pirate it.

What are your thoughts? Is the act of downloading pirated content sinful?