Adobe Suing Forever 21 for Pirating Photoshop

[Norman_the_Owl]

thats morally wrong,remember no one respects a hoe ..... 

I respect people who are confident about their bodies

 

Adobe charges the amount they do because they expect to make nearly all of their money on companies like Forever 21, who are more than able to buy it, and not people using it at home. They expect people at home to pirate it, so people can learn how to use it and keep their user base higher than that of any other competing software. Autodesk does exactly the same thing. 

 

EDIT: Sorry if that's a little difficult to read. I'm not the most able writer. 

Oh god yea autodesk. You can get it for free if you say you're a student. No verification required. It's only for 3 years but whatever, make a new burner email every 3 years

[PillowSmoke]

what if every other company did this. .......................................................

[MrStraightface]

Not only do they pirate software, but their actual clothing line is pirated

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/07/granted-clothing-forever-21-plagiarism_n_6432472.html

[Camul]

I respect people who are confident about their bodies

 

Oh god yea autodesk. You can get it for free if you say you're a student. No verification required. It's only for 3 years but whatever, make a new burner email every 3 years

 

I didn't even bother making new accounts. I'd just download the newer version of Maya and get a new 3 year licence.

[flibberdipper]

Saw this yesterday. Adobe's shit (and Sony Vegas) are fucking overpriced. I might have done things to get Vegas 12 (hint: TPB).

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

Forever 21 is shitty clothing anyway

[Godlygamer23]

They have billions of dollars and they can't buy the software?

Greed can be a bitch.

[alicskysareblue]

as much as I dislike adobe they have a right to sie forever 21 for this they are in breach of a copyright

[flibberdipper]

why hint and hide piracy...be open about it 

The only way I could have made that more obvious would be if I flat out told you I pirated it...

[BloodySinner]

They have the right to sue. They wouldn't do it unless they had the evidence and could profit or cut losses from doing so.

 

At least Adobe doesn't sue individual pirates for non commercial use.

 

If it was worth their time, I am sure that they would.

 

Adobe can fuck off, their products are overpriced anyway.

 

Name one equivalent to Photoshop... You can't. Their products are appropriately priced. Especially if you're a business.

[Misanthrope]

why hint and hide piracy...be open about it

 

Because of the CoC!

[Misanthrope]

Name one equivalent to Photoshop... You can't. Their products are appropriately priced. Especially if you're a business.

There's no equivalent. If you have a lot of time and not quite professional needs you could do things with Gimp which is what I use to edit skyrim mods, pics, etc.

[NeatSquidYT]

Probably because a company that can clearly afford Adobe's product is stealing it.

They aren't stealing it, they are infringing copyright.

[Misanthrope]

its fine to state that one has pirated stuff until and unless you post a direct link to the content

Nope:

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[Guest Kloaked]

They aren't stealing it, they are infringing copyright.

That's up for debate.

[Misanthrope]

That's up for debate.

 

Actually not really, he's right. I get that some might morally equate copyright infringement with theft but there's very good legal reasons why they're classified differently. 

[Guest Kloaked]

Actually not really, he's right. I get that some might morally equate copyright infringement with theft but there's very good legal reasons why they're classified differently.

I know by law it's considered copyright infringement, but it may as well be theft since they're using a product without paying for it. That's just how I see it anyways.

[Misanthrope]

I know by law it's considered copyright infringement, but it may as well be theft since they're using a product without paying for it. That's just how I see it anyways.

 

I know and I'm not defending the practice (though there are particularly good cases like irrational region locking, censorship or abandonware) but I always disliked that analogy. To me it should be more akin to cheating on a test: you're getting your grade without effort and at someone else's expense, but that person isn't denied of his effort because of it.

[Guest Kloaked]

I know and I'm not defending the practice (though there are particularly good cases like irrational region locking, censorship or abandonware) but I always disliked that analogy.

If it was a case of someone not being able to legitimately make the purchase, then I'd understand since everything is a grey area anyways and practically nothing like this has a definitive answer.

To me it should be more akin to cheating on a test: you're getting your grade without effort and at someone else's expense, but that person isn't denied of his effort because of it.

Makes sense.

[Victorious Secret]

Adobe can fuck off, their products are overpriced anyway.

 

What a petulant response. 

Adobe products are overpriced to those who don't actually need them. To those who simply think they want them. Especially the morons who go around pirating CS6 Master Collections under the pathetic rational of "but its too expensive and I need it for my shitty photography"

A fashion company pirating a piece of software that even under volume licensing for business costs pennies is pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. 

Adobe doesn't care that some jerkoff pirates their software and uses it. They care once that jerkoff starts using their products for commercial gain, and anyone who is worth their weight in talent (and the projects they can do) will simply buy their products anyways as its a kick in the bucket compared to what they make in income. 

Adobe gets pissed when large companies like this pirate their software. Companies who can clearly afford it. Forever 21 can't afford Photoshop and Illustrator? 

[NAP51DMustang]

Adobe can fuck off, their products are overpriced anyway.

Doesn't give you the right to steal their property.

[Vaub]

Adobe can fuck off, their products are overpriced anyway.

 

Not a reason to pirate the said software, especially being a corporation... 

 

To be fair, I don't find CC for 20$/month (there's also 10$/month Photoshop/Lightroom) that expensive and they make good software. IMHO, it could be cheaper, but usually people who pay it have a need for it and free software can be as good for people who do not want to pay; their products being targeted at prosumers and professionals.

[Kamina]

Suing a company that sells shit clothes for shit girls with shit taste. This raises the bar.

[Victorious Secret]

Suing a company that sells shit clothes for shit girls with shit taste. This raises the bar.

 

How to tell when a man doesn't know how to engage with women, nicely done. I'm sure you dress like a GQ model. Shits girls with shit taste? Damn, I didn't know clothing had become so black and white all of a sudden. 

 

 

Not a reason to pirate the said software, especially being a corporation... 

 

To be fair, I don't find CC for 20$/month (there's also 10$/month Photoshop/Lightroom) that expensive and they make good software. IMHO, it could be cheaper, but usually people who pay it have a need for it and free software can be as good for people who do not want to pay; their products being targeted at prosumers and professionals.

 

Their legacy software can be had for very cheap as well. CS2 is available on their own site for free for crying out loud, which is enough for a lot of people. 

[sgloux3470]

Adobe can fuck off, their products are overpriced anyway.

 

They offer a subscription plan as cheap as $10/month for access to their tools.  How is that too expensive?