Wanted to repost this here for two reasons: First, this works. I just went to a Redbox in my town and got Death Stranding for $25. Great option for holiday shopping if you have a gamer on your...
Wanted to repost this here for two reasons: First, this works. I just went to a Redbox in my town and got Death Stranding for $25. Great option for holiday shopping if you have a gamer on your list who doesn't get new releases often.
Second, because this can potentially be co-opted into discussion about the reasoning for Redbox's decision. I presume everyone is familiar with the "paper disc" method of pirating copies of a game from Redbox, so is the move to stop renting video games solely because they have been unable to thwart this method of piracy? Or do they potentially see a decline in the video game rental industry as a whole and want to exit that business as a result?
Do you mean when people replace the disc with another one, usually blank, covered in paper to make it look like the original one? Because if so, I wouldn't call that "pirating" (i.e. making an...
I presume everyone is familiar with the "paper disc" method of pirating copies of a game from Redbox
Do you mean when people replace the disc with another one, usually blank, covered in paper to make it look like the original one? Because if so, I wouldn't call that "pirating" (i.e. making an illegal copy)... that is straight-up fraud and theft. Or are you referring to something else?
I guess it's just tomayto, tomahto. I would consider this piracy, just in reverse to what's usually seen. In the case of Redbox piracy, the illegal (and non-functional) copy is what's returned to...
I guess it's just tomayto, tomahto. I would consider this piracy, just in reverse to what's usually seen. In the case of Redbox piracy, the illegal (and non-functional) copy is what's returned to Redbox. I would agree that it's also theft, but we can disagree on the specifics of the term piracy. It's a pretty loosely-defined term in the digital age anyway.
Generally digital piracy does not remove the original. When someone pirates a movie, it doesn't take the original copy from its owner. Its still theft, but there is a distinct difference. For...
Generally digital piracy does not remove the original. When someone pirates a movie, it doesn't take the original copy from its owner. Its still theft, but there is a distinct difference.
For example, you wouldn't say that someone pirated your car. They stole it.
Wanted to repost this here for two reasons: First, this works. I just went to a Redbox in my town and got Death Stranding for $25. Great option for holiday shopping if you have a gamer on your list who doesn't get new releases often.
Second, because this can potentially be co-opted into discussion about the reasoning for Redbox's decision. I presume everyone is familiar with the "paper disc" method of pirating copies of a game from Redbox, so is the move to stop renting video games solely because they have been unable to thwart this method of piracy? Or do they potentially see a decline in the video game rental industry as a whole and want to exit that business as a result?
Do you mean when people replace the disc with another one, usually blank, covered in paper to make it look like the original one? Because if so, I wouldn't call that "pirating" (i.e. making an illegal copy)... that is straight-up fraud and theft. Or are you referring to something else?
I guess it's just tomayto, tomahto. I would consider this piracy, just in reverse to what's usually seen. In the case of Redbox piracy, the illegal (and non-functional) copy is what's returned to Redbox. I would agree that it's also theft, but we can disagree on the specifics of the term piracy. It's a pretty loosely-defined term in the digital age anyway.
Generally digital piracy does not remove the original. When someone pirates a movie, it doesn't take the original copy from its owner. Its still theft, but there is a distinct difference.
For example, you wouldn't say that someone pirated your car. They stole it.
Redbox, I wish you the best in whatever you have planned for the future. Thanks for the deep discounts, happy holidays and a very merry 2020.