Comments on: WWJD with technology – Piracy http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/ Christian web designer, podcaster and digital disciple. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:54:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Catholic Nerd http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Catholic Nerd Wed, 27 May 2009 13:33:28 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3223 Don't forget about burning cds for friends=stealing. yes, I said it, burned cds! :-) (yes giving them mp3s is the same thing) Don’t forget about burning cds for friends=stealing. yes, I said it, burned cds! :-) (yes giving them mp3s is the same thing)

]]> By: Ben Cunningham http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Ben Cunningham Tue, 26 May 2009 21:10:23 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3222 Good job Gabe, I'm suffering from this sin, although I often tell myself I'm not as bad as those around me, but looking back I'm pretty sloppy in that area. Have to remind myself that staying clear of torrents & the like doesn't mean I'm over the issue! I'm also looking forward to this series, God Bless - Ben Good job Gabe,

I’m suffering from this sin, although I often tell myself I’m not as bad as those around me, but looking back I’m pretty sloppy in that area. Have to remind myself that staying clear of torrents & the like doesn’t mean I’m over the issue!

I’m also looking forward to this series,

God Bless
– Ben

]]> By: Matt Harmon http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3221 Matt Harmon Tue, 26 May 2009 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3221 great stuff Gabe, looking forward to next few posts great stuff Gabe, looking forward to next few posts

]]> By: Mike http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 Mike Tue, 26 May 2009 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3220 I'm looking forward to this series of posts. If you've been around technology long, you know how to skirt around copyright issues. But like you, I have decided to do everything legally and honestly. Where it gets tough is issues of church and music copyrights. I really want to do everything possible to stay legal, but the current system is so complicated that it almost requires you to have a lawyer on staff just to guide you through the process. It makes it tough for smaller churches to stay within the copyright law. I hope that you not only share the why, but the how. Great post and thanks for sharing I’m looking forward to this series of posts. If you’ve been around technology long, you know how to skirt around copyright issues. But like you, I have decided to do everything legally and honestly.

Where it gets tough is issues of church and music copyrights. I really want to do everything possible to stay legal, but the current system is so complicated that it almost requires you to have a lawyer on staff just to guide you through the process. It makes it tough for smaller churches to stay within the copyright law.

I hope that you not only share the why, but the how. Great post and thanks for sharing

]]> By: Peter P http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Peter P Tue, 26 May 2009 16:44:13 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3219 Great post Gabe. I totally agree! Great post Gabe.

I totally agree!

]]> By: David Trotz http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3218 David Trotz Tue, 26 May 2009 15:18:36 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3218 Thanks for the post. I 100% agree with you on this one. The Lord showed me 12 years ago that pirating software is wrong in His eyes and there is no justification I can make to convince Him otherwise. Now that I write software for a living, I can better understand how wrong it is. How can I expect to get paid for software I write when I steal software others have written. Luke 6:31 comes to mind here, at least for me being a software engineer. Thanks for the post. I 100% agree with you on this one. The Lord showed me 12 years ago that pirating software is wrong in His eyes and there is no justification I can make to convince Him otherwise.

Now that I write software for a living, I can better understand how wrong it is. How can I expect to get paid for software I write when I steal software others have written. Luke 6:31 comes to mind here, at least for me being a software engineer.

]]> By: Brad McFadden http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Brad McFadden Tue, 26 May 2009 14:12:05 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3217 Stealing software, borrowing, pirating, patching, testing it out, no matter what you call it, is all a violation of the virtue of honesty. It is stealing. I have done it. But that doesn't make it right. The moral judgment from truth is clear. Stealing software, borrowing, pirating, patching, testing it out, no matter what you call it, is all a violation of the virtue of honesty. It is stealing. I have done it. But that doesn’t make it right. The moral judgment from truth is clear.

]]> By: Zack http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Zack Tue, 26 May 2009 14:06:20 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3216 Great post! I spent a year doing missions work in a 3rd-world country. While there, I found it to be pretty much impossible to find any legit software, music, or movies. Everything was bootleg, and everything was very cheap. I made a decision to buy and use movies and software while there, but to trash them when I got home, or buy legit versions. When I got home, I dragged my feet for a couple of months. I probably had several thousand dollars worth of software that I had bought for way under 50 bucks, and I was tempted to tell myself that I deserved it since I had gone and roughed it in another country for so long. But God convicted me and I trashed it, and now I don't really miss it. There really are good free/cheap alternatives to just about everything, with the possible exception of video editing software.... Great post!

I spent a year doing missions work in a 3rd-world country.

While there, I found it to be pretty much impossible to find any legit software, music, or movies. Everything was bootleg, and everything was very cheap.

I made a decision to buy and use movies and software while there, but to trash them when I got home, or buy legit versions.

When I got home, I dragged my feet for a couple of months. I probably had several thousand dollars worth of software that I had bought for way under 50 bucks, and I was tempted to tell myself that I deserved it since I had gone and roughed it in another country for so long.

But God convicted me and I trashed it, and now I don’t really miss it.

There really are good free/cheap alternatives to just about everything, with the possible exception of video editing software….

]]> By: John http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 John Tue, 26 May 2009 13:54:11 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3215 This has always been a no-brainer for me. One need only to look at the 10 Commandments to figure this out (Exodus 20:15). True, some people don't consider it theft but they're just deceiving themselves. Excuses like "I'm sampling it" fall a little short since most software companies have trial versions to download. 10 years ago this wasn't the case but these days with the plethora of free, open source software there's really no reason to steal software. This has always been a no-brainer for me. One need only to look at the 10 Commandments to figure this out (Exodus 20:15).

True, some people don’t consider it theft but they’re just deceiving themselves.

Excuses like “I’m sampling it” fall a little short since most software companies have trial versions to download. 10 years ago this wasn’t the case but these days with the plethora of free, open source software there’s really no reason to steal software.

]]> By: Chris Dattilo http://www.gabetaviano.com/technology/wwjd-with-technology-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 Chris Dattilo Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:39 +0000 http://www.gabetaviano.com/?p=1269#comment-3214 Gabe, Thanks for bringing this up and calling it sin. I know Christians who regularly buy/sell pirated versions of software. It’s wrong and needs to be pointed out as sin. I’ve been tempted. I’ve also been asked to participate - that’s when it’s really uncomfortable. Telling someone, no you will not give or sell cheap software to them that I own, but is clearly illegal for me to “share”. I feel like I’m being self-righteous, when that is not my intention. Christian friends, don’t ask your Christian friends to join in piracy! Looking forward to your future posts on this subject. Gabe, Thanks for bringing this up and calling it sin. I know Christians who regularly buy/sell pirated versions of software. It’s wrong and needs to be pointed out as sin.

I’ve been tempted. I’ve also been asked to participate – that’s when it’s really uncomfortable. Telling someone, no you will not give or sell cheap software to them that I own, but is clearly illegal for me to “share”. I feel like I’m being self-righteous, when that is not my intention. Christian friends, don’t ask your Christian friends to join in piracy!

Looking forward to your future posts on this subject.

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