Don't Make Me Steal

Cool project but I'd rather not have to sign with Facebook/Twitter. Can you implement an alternative please?

I don't think running a protection racket is the best way to get your point across. "I promise never to watch a movie until my demands are met" might actually carry some moral weight.

I have some quibbles with the listed criteria, but I like the basic idea. When I was a pirate, I was a pirate of convenience. I barely pirate anything now that I have access to Amazon MP3, iTunes, and Netflix instant. The piracy I do partake in is mostly focused on ebooks since the Kindle store is so limited. But I also buy a lot of Kindle books when they are available.

I wonder if most pirates are pirates of convenience who will convert into paying customers if there is a convenient way to do so. I do get a little angry at content companies who are a decade behind the times in technology.

We considered many different authentications and chose Facebook and Twitter because they make it really easy to show avatars of the people who sign.

What alternatives would you suggest?

I really don't like the "don't make me steal" attitude. It undermines a good society.

The creators of this campaign decided that "Purchase should not exceed the cinema price." Really? What if we did that for, say, organic bread. "I won't buy organic bread unless it's x3 or less than the cost of the generic white bread. If it is more expensive, I'm entitled to steal it."

Sorry folks, you're entitled to not buy it, not to steal it.