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Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by mcv »

fijal wrote: post #127
chm wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My little finger tells me you would have received less calls if the company sold video games, or pornography, for example.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

Another factor might be that it's probably easier to admit you're illegally reading the bible, than illegally watching porn.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by jasonkester »

I've had pretty good success giving away free accounts to my products to anybody who writes me an email asking for one. For Twiddla, there's actually a line on the pricing chart suggesting you do so if you're a teacher or student.

Marginal lifetime cost for servicing an additional account is roughly $0.00, give or take a penny. Marginal benefit from a happy customer with a fresh free subscription and a Twitter account is somewhat higher.

So while you can spin it as goodwill and charity, the bottom line is that it's just good business sense.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by hobbes »

pseut wrote: post #131
fijal wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

This was software aimed at people seriously studying the bible with a reminder that would come up when they're reflecting on their religion. And you think that's irrelevant? They've already pirated the software so it's not morality, it's guilt.

Is it even meaningful to talk of guilt without morality?

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by maaaats »

femto wrote: post #18

How about adding an ongoing option to allow scholarship account holders to voluntarily convert to a full account and return their freebie to a pool, so it can be offered to another struggling musician? Such an option would allow users to treat a scholarship as a temporary measure, that they can chose to use, whilst getting established.

Or maybe: Create a free account, but XX dollars are taken from the payout each month to pay for the account. This means one can try the service with no initial investment but still have to pay when one makes money from it.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by ye »

fijal wrote: post #127
chm wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My little finger tells me you would have received less calls if the company sold video games, or pornography, for example.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

The evidence is actually to the contrary.

The incarceration rates of atheists vs christians in the US are quite telling.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by mistercow »

fijal wrote: post #127
chm wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My little finger tells me you would have received less calls if the company sold video games, or pornography, for example.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

I read a study a while back (and I cannot seem to find it now, annoyingly) that found that people with high moral status (priests, judges, etc.) behaved less morally than ordinary people. Which makes sense in terms of evolution; if you're already viewed by everyone as moral, acting morally is a waste of resources and opportunities.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by [deleted] »

ye wrote: post #145
fijal wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

The evidence is actually to the contrary. The incarceration rates of atheists vs christians in the US are quite telling.

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Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by TeMPOraL »

ye wrote: post #145
fijal wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I for one would like to see a study that shows that people who read bible are more moral than people who don't read bible (or people who play video games). In my anecdotal evidence, there is no real correlation, but hey, science.

The evidence is actually to the contrary. The incarceration rates of atheists vs christians in the US are quite telling.

Care to provide a reference to some numbers for the lazy folks like me? ;).

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by mistercow »

richardfontana wrote: post #58

If "we let them get away with it" how is it "stealing"?

If you leave your doors unlocked, and I come in when you aren't home and take your computer, that's still stealing, even if you know it was me and don't press charges.

Or for a closer analogy, since this is theft of services: If I hire you to make a website for me, and then don't you, that's still stealing even if you don't take any action against me.

Re: Here's how I deal with users who steal

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Post by vishal0123 »

ozh wrote: post #139
vishal0123 wrote: post #137

How can they detect user who refers the fake account. I would love to get this functionality in my site too.

I guess most users won't bother making it complicated to track down: same IP, cookies, session, whatever.

So you are saying that distrokid tracks down user even after logging out of the site.
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