Is Buying Used Video Games Worse Than Stealing Them?

Posted by Kotaku Jan 26 2011 16:20 GMT in Gaming News

* http://www.ericgooch.com/2007/12/30/game-dude-used-game-awesomeness/

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* http://kotaku.com/5743755/is-buying-used-video-games-worse-than-stealing-them

#speakup This morning on Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Wocalax ponders which is worse: Stealing video games or buying them secondhand. More »

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First of all, copyright infringement is not "stealing". Secondly, buying used is not worse than copying for free because someone had to buy it new. Thirdly, it only makes sense to buy used if the game is no longer available new. If pre-owned is significantly cheaper than a new copy, then it means the game needs a price drop.

Reply by Francis Jan 26 2011 18:27 GMT

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