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occollegeboi
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Is installing cracked apps illegal?
#21476375 - 03/29/15 08:55 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: occollegeboi] 1
#21476388 - 03/29/15 08:57 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Having fun and being a good person is illegal, its a fucking miracle I'm not locked up for it yet.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: FreeTheSoul]
#21476438 - 03/29/15 09:06 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Have you ever heard of copyright?
Srsly? Is this a real question? If you have to pay for it and you don't, it's theft.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Uzziel]
#21476466 - 03/29/15 09:12 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Uzziel said: If you have to pay for it and you don't, it's theft.
thats pretty much how the law sees it
but in reality what OP is talking about isn't theft, in any way, shape or form. you aren't taking something from someone, someone is just giving you a copy of something that they own and still exists after its been copied.
you arent stealing anything by downloading for free with torrents or whatever, someone is giving you a copy of their data
not theft
Edited by Adolin (03/29/15 09:14 PM)
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Adolin] 1
#21476502 - 03/29/15 09:18 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
So yes, he is stealing from the producer of the app.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Adolin]
#21476514 - 03/29/15 09:21 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Gotta love the fact that a forum that has many non convicted felons make complaints about someone stealing an app.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Uzziel]
#21476528 - 03/29/15 09:25 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Uzziel said: Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
how is he taking it? when someone torrents something, do the creators of that data lose it? no, they do not.
im not saying you aren't taking potential revenue from the creators, but it certainly isn't theft or thievery. it deserves a different distinction, and definitely deserves less punishment than actual theft
Edited by Adolin (03/29/15 09:25 PM)
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: occollegeboi]
#21476567 - 03/29/15 09:33 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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possibly, but it might just be illegal to be the one doing the cracking, I really have no clue though
regardless of its legal status, its not very safe to fuck around with cracked applications...try to find an open source alternative if there is one if you aren't willing to purchase it, or at least install it in a virtual machine for a layer of security
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: edos]
#21476579 - 03/29/15 09:37 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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edos said:
regardless of its legal status, its not very safe to fuck around with cracked applications...try to find an open source alternative if there is one if you aren't willing to purchase it, or at least install it in a virtual machine for a layer of security
yeah, most types of software that people use on a regular basis have open source versions available for free
the only things i ever really need a crack for are PC games
everything else i torrent are movies and tv shows that i otherwise wouldn't have bothered watching or paying for
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Adolin]
#21476599 - 03/29/15 09:41 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Gresh said:
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Uzziel said: Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
how is he taking it? when someone torrents something, do the creators of that data lose it? no, they do not.
im not saying you aren't taking potential revenue from the creators, but it certainly isn't theft or thievery. it deserves a different distinction, and definitely deserves less punishment than actual theft
If you think downloading applications and software that can easily total in thousands of dollars for free isn't theft then there is no helping you. It is theft, if you take something that you do not own with copyright on it, its theft by the very definition. You know those $60 games you download and don't pay for? Yeah, you stole it. It's no different from walking into the store and stealing the disc.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Uzziel]
#21476639 - 03/29/15 09:52 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Uzziel said:
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Uzziel said: Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
It's no different from walking into the store and stealing the disc.
its actually pretty different.
walking into a store and sticking it up takes alot more effort, and actually involves stealing a physical item
that store will have to pay actual money, or their insurence company will, to replace that item.
they're totally different crimes.
Edited by Adolin (03/29/15 09:53 PM)
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Uzziel]
#21476640 - 03/29/15 09:52 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Uzziel said:
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Gresh said:
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Uzziel said: Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
how is he taking it? when someone torrents something, do the creators of that data lose it? no, they do not.
im not saying you aren't taking potential revenue from the creators, but it certainly isn't theft or thievery. it deserves a different distinction, and definitely deserves less punishment than actual theft
If you think downloading applications and software that can easily total in thousands of dollars for free isn't theft then there is no helping you. It is theft, if you take something that you do not own with copyright on it, its theft by the very definition. You know those $60 games you download and don't pay for? Yeah, you stole it. It's no different from walking into the store and stealing the disc.
Yep, in most countries it is very illegal.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: occollegeboi]
#21476734 - 03/29/15 10:14 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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occollegeboi said: I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
In this day and age asking that question could get you charged with intent to commit piracy.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Shiithead]
#21476742 - 03/29/15 10:16 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Shiithead said:
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occollegeboi said: I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
In this day and age asking that question could get you charged with intent to commit piracy.
maybe in north korea
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Adolin]
#21476760 - 03/29/15 10:21 PM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Gresh said:
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Shiithead said:
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occollegeboi said: I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
In this day and age asking that question could get you charged with intent to commit piracy.
maybe in north korea
No dude. America. North Korea doesn't even have an open internet/google.
They use koogle or some dumb shit haha
At anyrate, if you even joke around about something serious you will be taken in the middle of the night. Or at the very least have your door kicked in and arrested. And you better hope the latter happens because some people never even go to court. They are locked up in a military prison or black-site and tortured.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Shiithead]
#21477270 - 03/30/15 02:08 AM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Shiithead said:
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Gresh said:
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Shiithead said:
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occollegeboi said: I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
In this day and age asking that question could get you charged with intent to commit piracy.
maybe in north korea
No dude. America. North Korea doesn't even have an open internet/google.
They use koogle or some dumb shit haha
At anyrate, if you even joke around about something serious you will be taken in the middle of the night. Or at the very least have your door kicked in and arrested. And you better hope the latter happens because some people never even go to court. They are locked up in a military prison or black-site and tortured.
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: occollegeboi]
#21477435 - 03/30/15 04:45 AM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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occollegeboi said: I know it seems like a simple question, but is installing cracked apps in and of itself illegal? Is having a cracked app illegal? Or is it only illegal to CRACK an app and upload it somehow like via torrent or something? Google search didn't bring much up, just wanted clarification...
FUCK THAT NOISE
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Edited by Beanhead (03/30/15 04:45 AM)
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Re: Is installing cracked apps illegal? [Re: Uzziel]
#21477455 - 03/30/15 04:58 AM (9 years, 2 days ago) |
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Uzziel said: Wrong. It's theft. You're taking someones hard work for free.
So yes, he is stealing from the producer of the app.
What if I installed an OS on the system and made my own apps
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