Sunday, May 10, 2009

Gimme Yo Booty!

I'm a pirate, Arg! Not that type of pirate, but a digital pirate. Im not the type of person to steal from people. You could leave 10K in front of me and i wouldnt move a finger. My mother always told me that stealing is bad, but i would always try and reason with her and tell her i had a good reason. I still believe I had some good reasons. But really, is pirated stuff bad? I believe that its only bad to a certain extent. The stuff I "P2P", is old films no longer being produced on vhs or dvd. Mostly old kung fu films and foriegn films not avalible in the States. Dont get me wrong, i could buy this stuff on ebay, but lets be serious. Who wants to sit infront of a computer for hours and bid on an item and then someone out bids you before the bidding ends. That has happen to me repeatedly. Sometimes the items are way over priced. For instance, my favorite disney movie The Aristocats was being sold for $35 at starting bid. Cmon really. I like that movie alot but there is no way I would pay that much for a dvd. But i dont just P2P with movies. What started my P2P was itunes. Because of them I was introduced to the P2P community. To keep a long story short, My computer crashed, all my music and movie I purchased from itunes I couldnt download again. Even tho I bought them once I would have to pay more money to get all my music and videos back. It didnt take much for me to find a site that was hosting the music I once purchased. The P2P community is great. They have so much they offer. Its like a digital shopping spree. So imbrace your inner pirate and P2P!