I read somewhere it is the most pirated piece of software in the world.
I read somewhere it is the most pirated piece of software in the world.
More than Windows or Office?
About e-Bay, there was a thread here some time ago about second-hand PS licenses.
I brought up a similar topic recently- it was amazing how much moralising I had to wade through. One thing's for sure- people who do pay for it just love to whinge and moan like a bunch of lame do-gooders when they hear from someone who doesnt pay for it. Your taxes subsidise weapons sales to both India AND pakistan. Do you complain? Nope. Your government gave financial/military assistance to the Viet Cong, the Khmer Rouge, the USSR, the Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, North Korea, Iraq and Iran. And there you are taking the time to post about how immoral it is to pirate photoshop. Bunch of morons- no wonder the majority of microstock photographers dont even make enough money to cover their costs.
I don't quite see the connection.
Somehow you made the leap from pirating software to the perceived immorality of of the US government?
Now if we were talking about paying taxes to such a government, then your argument might hold some validity.
But as it is, we are talking about stealing the hard work of many, many programmers and the support group around them.
You would like it if your images were used on a 500,000 copy print run and you were not paid an extended license?
That is a much closer analogy to using a pirated copy of Photoshop.
Stop using pirated Photoshop, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR YOUR PHOTOSHOP.
Stop using pirated Photoshop, I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR YOUR PHOTOSHOP.
You don't. As with all pirated software and music, those people wouldn't buy the official product anyways.
If it sold for $100 or so piracy would probably decline.
OEM software is not very usefull for some people. for example I re-install OS every year, at least once.
You still get the installation CD.
Adobe knows what is good in pirate version of PS...
PS has become the standard for photo and design, thanks to piracy...
Sooner or later a successful user of pirated versions will buy a license ( I know many of them) ...
And after that PS becomes standard and the number 1,world wide, thanks to pirate version...
I partially agree with Borg. The ease to multiply users create a standard. Isn't it also curious that, despite Linux being around for so long for free and OpenOffice also being such a neat piece of free software, with enough features to fulfill most MS Office users, most people still prefer to have a pirate copy of Windows and MS Office instead?
I remember the time in which many expensive engineering software had hardlocks to impede the use by non-buyers. You could copy the software, but it wouldn't run without a hardlock (although I suppose people could find ways to circumvent that too). Others require you to send them some info so they would create a license file that would only work in that specific HD. Software that did not have such restrictions spread much more easily in the academic community and became much more successful commercially. Students and professors might have a pirate copy at home, but they needed a legal copy at the university if they wanted to publish papers in scientific magazines and congresses.
Many years ago, back in DOS times we used to have ChiWriter, and its license was very interesting by saying you could have it installed in more than one machine, as long as it was not used simultaneously. They clearly exemplified by having it at work and at home, so that you could edit your paper at work, then continue to edit it at home.
If copy of PS costs in US much less then in east Europe while US avergae income is 5-10x higher... oh well, what a surprise!
Product | US | EU |
CS4 web premium buy | 1154 | 2055 |
CS4 web premium upgrade | 407 | 725 |
CS4 master collection buy | 1697 | 3387 |
CS4 master collection upgrade | 610 | 1209 |
If copy of PS costs in US much less then in east Europe while US avergae income is 5-10x higher... oh well, what a surprise!
Abobe price comparison between the US and a country in Western Europe (all prices converted to Euro):
Product US EU CS4 web premium buy 1154 2055 CS4 web premium upgrade 407 725 CS4 master collection buy 1697 3387 CS4 master collection upgrade 610 1209
Don't try to buy online in the US: your IP will be rejected since all major corporations are bound by a EU regulation that sales from within the EU should be diverted so they can be taxed an additional 21% VAT. Educational prices are much lower, but still 250 euro. Yet every college student I know seems to have CS4 on his PC. Nuff said.
If PS wouldn't be "shared" in huge volumes, everybody would use GIMP.
If Windows wouldn't be bootlegged massively (or preinstalled), everybody would use Linux. The search for one legal copy of PS amongst individuals (not companies) between Vienna and Vladivostok is harder than the quest for the Holy Grail.
Many of Adobe's top software offerings now have an SaaS counterpart including Photoshop Express, Adobe Document Center, Scene7, Kuler and more.
If you are making any money from the use of Photoshop then you have no excuse for not paying for it. If you use it without paying then you are dishonest and a thief. At least have the fortitude to admit it to yourself if no-one else. I know cognitive dissonance is a b*tch but claiming the US government kills innocent people therefore I can steal other people's hard work while complaining if they misuse my photos doesn't make a lot of sense.amen...
Before anyone complains about the cost of the software they should consider that the barriers to entry in this industry are actually very low. At least we don't have to set up a factory or re mortgage our homes to produce our goods or get our businesses up and running.
Just got a new catalog from Academic Superstore. Adobe is offering crazy prices for college students (about $200 each less than the usual academic pricing) right now on the entire CS packages:
You can take a couple classes at the community college with the money you'll save! ;)
The standard academic licensing is pretty broad and includes all levels of school from elementary through college, and as a parent of a child in school, and of course teachers. This particular promo only applies to college students, which they define as at least a 2 year degreed program.
Not sure if that would fall under the regular academic guidelines. The Adobe site would probably be the best place to check.