Originally posted by dave02345: Expert in Kantian ethics are we....? Didnt think so. Ethically it is indeed considered a greater ill to steal from a store as more offences are commited through the actual act of physical theft rather than cyber theft.
I dont claim to be an expert in any type of ethics at all...but as far as i am aware, Kantian ethics does not really concern this situation.
My undersatnding of Kantian ethics is that it is based upon the concept of motive being the critical factor in deciding whether a decision is moral.
Kant theorised that a moral decision was one undertaken out of a sense of duty, and not upon feelings (such as pity); the expectations of others; or other factors such as the possibility of reward etc.
Originally posted by Immanuel Kant: In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
So, if we go by Kant's teachings, we're guilty of piracy simply by considering the act.
But which ever way you look at it, piracy IS stealing, and stealing IS bad.
Like i said, i'm not an expert in Kantian theory, and some of his ideas may be relevant, but i dont think a thread on PS3 backups is the best place to discuss this any further.
So back on topic, i agree that this thread should be locked. The best thing to do would probably be for a mod to update the thred if/when any news on the subject breaks. I unsubscribed from the thread a long time ago, and wont be reading it again. If there is any progress on the issue, i'll more than likely hear about it from a news item on the main page :)
Closed. Maybe next time we can have a PS3 unplayable backup thread that concentrates on PS3 unplayable backups instead of a load of old irrelevant twaddle.
