Yes. At most I have to pay a few cents for borrowing the pen.
Ok, so the most any "Pirate" must pay is the cost of the item. So instead of the $150,000 dollars, he would only pay $19.99
Or as many do, they purchase the item and use Pirated copies because they are easier to deal without the DRM.
Just ask Ubisoft, who are selling a pirate-sourced soundtrack of Assassins Creed: Brotherhood to their customers. Or Belarus National State Television, who aired a pirated copy of The Hurt Locker on Oscar night.
At first everything seems normal, but those who look closely will notice something interesting. On the films cover we can read the following text Killers 2010 BDRiP AC3 XViD-ILOVE which is a direct reference to a pirated copy of the film that can be found on numerous torrent sites.
It is unclear whether any of the other films on board were also being provided from pirated sources.
Although there is little doubt that were dealing with a pirated copy of Killers, this doesnt mean that Saudi Airlines doesnt have a license to show the film. Sometimes its just more convenient to deal with non-DRMed files than the copies that are provided through official channels.If I buy a new release DVD, and bring 50,000 friends to the Super-dome to watch it, I have done nothing wrong. Streaming DVD's is the same principle.
If I purchased a DVD, I can download it and watch if from a pirated source because I own the DVD. It is just easier to move the file between systems because of the lack of DRM. If big companies can do it, why not me or others?
I might even want to add my own subtitles, to the film. What is wrong with that? I own the DVD. I own the content on that DVD. If they don't want me to have the content, don't sell it to me.
If I go over a friends house and he gives me a DVD, it is now mine. All right to the property have been transferred.