Talk:VOCALOID Piracy/@comment-95.67.106.110-20130503113419/@comment-53539-20130505081650

Well there is still the issue of some who will NEVER buy the software while its free, therefore, its a problem. Fans who put nothing back into their fandom are a bigger issue then the illegal software itself. These are often, but not always, guys who will pirate music for much the same reason.

But this is a different realm of troubles because not all Vocaloid music is freely handed out, and some by indie producers who are hurt by actions... But its a lot more complex then illegal versions of Vocaloid to discuss and for us, best 'not going there'. The music industry has been whining about this since the 90s, therefore, its kinda old hat. Still serious, but not within our domain of interest for now. This sort of thing is for the studios such as Sony to sort out. :-/

From my experience, the pirates tend to be poorer teenagers anyway who don't have the money to buy their own stuff because they live off their parents dough. To them Vocaloid is a toy and because their not professionals or musicians at hobby; because they have no investments at stake in what would happen if they spent money, so vocaloid has far less overall value.

Not all trolls are rich, but their doing it to show off. Its sort of the same reason a vandal vandalizes a park bench... The whole "tough guy" teenager attitude has led many people to do stupid stuff. They get into highschool and gain access to computers they might not have at home, or college if their lucky. And they peeve people off for laughs. They don't have the same feelings and thoughts as the person their peeving off, just they do it for the reaction. These guys find anything to create a reaction over, I've seen them trying to start fights on youtube between pewdiepie fans and the yogcast...