piracy!!!

I support software piracy because software co.s don't set up prices for their product as per buying capability of any country. They should not set up prices according to their home nations economy. They should do it according to the pricing index of that nation in which they are selling the product. The software mncs pay only one tenth to one sixth to the employees in india compare to the employees in usa, uk, japan,.....for the same designation. So they are taking advantages of indian pricing index to pay salary but they want to keep the same price for their product as in usa, uk, japan.... Is this fair? I know they invest a lot to develope a software. But are loosing revenue for their unfair decision. The concept of 'different price in different country' will help them to get more revenue and will STOP PIRACY.

In the electronic and underground hip hop music scene. The piracy of 12" Vinyl Records, Mixed tapes and some (I say some) selected CDs has been beneficial in exposing artists to a wider scope of audience and potential buyers that they otherwise had no hope of reaching through regular marketing channels due to lack of existing money, record contracts and network contacts. It's a hard business. The underground scene does rely in part on under handed methods to expand their reach across the globe. Many DJs will pirate music ripped from 12" records and the like in order to try before you buy. Often this is how many DJs make purchasing decisions. If they like what they hear then they go right out to their local store and buy the 12" record which in turn supports the smaller artists and labels. It's a necessity.

I think that piracy is bad, but sometimes you are not able to get some things legal (thing is not in stock etc.).