The Real Costs of Software Piracy

In this video, I wanted to start a discussion about the real costs of software piracy, to consumers as well as developers. I’m probably kicking a hornets nest, but it is something that I have wanted to address for a while now.

Lists of free plugins (I'll update as necessary):

Intro: 0:00
First Things First: 0:43
Free or Inexpensive Plugins/DAWs: 0:59
Popular Rationalization for Piracy: 1:19
Harming Small Developers: 2:07
A Vicious Circle: 3:37
More Subscription Plans: 4:04
Buggy Initial Releases: 5:53
Venture Capital Firms: 6:58
Inconveniencing Paying Customers: 7:23
Software Protection Should Be Invisible: 8:41
iLok & iLok Cloud: 8:50
Why I no longer buy/use Waves plugins: 10:13
Risking System Stability/Security: 11:48
Links to Free Software in Description: 13:09
Invest in Your Talents: 13:37

[thegroove]

Its not piracy, its a solution for the poor. Once up and running, making money should then purchase the software. You need to consider the poor out there. It is the way it is. Nothing we can do while things are the way they are.