How to sell pirated software
When Is It OK To Use PIRATED Software?
hi guys my name is Varro Dante are you
using pirate software let's talk about
that so in one of the recent videos I
mentioned that I don't do any ZBrush
videos because I can't afford the
license that costs almost 900 dollars
and some people were confused about why
won't I just pirate the software and use
it for free especially a Ukrainian
Russian portion of my audience what
question this knowing that I'm Ukrainian
and in Ukraine and Russia piracy is a
pretty big deal and generally I know
pretty much most of you beginner guys
probably use pirated software if you are
able to so I decided to make this video
to have a little discussion about
whether or not it's okay in any case and
generally what to think about it I'm not
just gonna be telling you this I want to
have a discussion you guys tell me what
you think about what I say because it's
obviously a bit of a touchy subject
isn't it I've been pirating software
since the dawn of my practice with a
computer's I think I was like 6 or 7
when I've got my first PC on my actual
birthday I don't remember exactly but
I'm pretty much almost sure that even
Windows operating system on that
computer was illegal this is just the
way it is in the second world countries
especially if we talk about this
situation about 10 20 years ago when
Ukraine and Russia just fell out of the
Soviet Union so people had no money and
there was actually no real way to
legally buy Photoshop or something like
that there were no stores there was no
internet actually there were only pirate
markets where he can buy a compact disc
with pirated software or movies or music
everything that was awesome but yeah
with that history I have to say that
only thanks to piracy I am where I am
right now
knowing everything I know and giving you
guys some tips and advice on how to
improve your skill in digital art
without being able to pirate software I
would
know anything I wouldn't be able to
practice any software we don't have that
kind of education where you get access
to like big expensive software legally
even in a university they say she of
course to use a pirated software what
are you stupid you know that kind of
attitude pretty much maybe it's changing
lately but as I was growing up this was
pretty much the case so yeah most of the
professionals that don't come from like
big first world countries they probably
like most of them at least got their
skills using pirated software in fact
there is an opinion a pretty solid one
that big companies that develop
professional software like Autodesk
Adobe and a no other ones they're
actually quietly unofficially quite
grateful to the fact that piracy exists
because that kind of software for
instance Autodesk Maya I think it's
license costs like nine thousand dollars
not a single future professional will
ever be able to afford that to learn it
and far from all countries actually have
an access to the educational license
while you're in the University of that
sorts I don't think there is an actual
like way to get an education on how to
work with Autodesk Maya in Ukraine I'm
not sure maybe it already exists but
again definitely wasn't the case at
least ten years ago so generally because
piracy exists and simple people that
really want to learn 3d or digital arts
or many other stuff programming these
people get access to the software that
they can't afford and they become
professionals that use this software and
then when they come to big companies to
work if they will be using this
expensive software and that's where the
company will have to buy this license
and that's how the big companies
developing this software profit so
pretty much big software companies are
at least supposed to be rather grateful
to the existence of the piracy now it
doesn't mean that you have to pirate if
you live in United States or in European
Union there are probably ways to get an
education and
actual educational license some of them
are close to being free or maybe
absolutely free maybe I'm wrong but at
least there is a thing as an educational
license I know that for sure so that
makes things a lot more affordable and
also if you live in one of those
countries there's probably quite a
different situation with the piracy I
think in United States and Germany and
some other countries you can actually
get punished as an individual for
pirating software in Ukraine that's
pretty much zero chance to happen only
if you're a registered company then you
will be monitored by for instance an
autodesk representative can come to your
office and actually look at your
licenses and if something's wrong they
will sue your company and it doesn't
happen with individual artists that are
just freelancing in Ukraine for instance
but I think you can actually get in
trouble even as an individual in the
first world countries
I'm not hundred-percent CERN that if you
guys know something about it feel free
to share in the comments all that being
said of course it's not okay to pirate
software as a basic rule if you're using
a software you have to pay people that
spend time and effort to develop that
software so they would be able to
continue doing it or not continue and
just get the money they deserve and the
only case where I personally can justify
piracy is if you have zero chance
practicing your skill with the software
that you need for your future work as a
future professional if you have no way
to get it otherwise in your country and
in your financial state and of course
this little nuance where you kind of can
justify it's only applies to a big
professional software that you really
need to study for your future work I
don't think there's any way to justify
pirating video games or something and
even with the professional software the
moment you start making money with that
software you absolutely have to buy the
license for all the software you use for
work and this is why being a youtuber
making videos about creating arts and
monetizing these
I can only make videos with ZBrush when
I buy the license for ZBrush and this
conclusion is not up to discussion in
the comments I just wanted to explain my
position and maybe start some kind of
discussion on this subject that I don't
think a lot of people actually have on
YouTube maybe they do I never actually
looked it up so yeah this is it this is
all I had to say tell me guys what you
think about everything I said do you
think it's justified to use the
professional software that you need for
your future works to actually practice
your skill when you're not making any
money and you actually have zero access
to that software illegally and also
there are any representatives of the big
companies maybe Autodesk or Adobe maybe
some of you guys work there tell me what
you think maybe there is some kind of at
least somewhat of an official position
of the companies on this subject I just
think it's kind of interesting and for
now this is it and I thank you for
watching if you did I guess I did if
you're here love a like and subscribe
tell a friend by that license too early
ones and I will see you in the next one
bye
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funny how most licenses an app store are
much cheaper because no one's gonna pay
a huge amount of money for an app and
also because much more people buy it on
the App Store what a time to be alive
