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How do companies know if I use cracked software or assets for my personal gig? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For context, I want to run a small personal gig (offering stuff on Patreon). Nothing too fancy.

In order to do that, I would need to use the Adobe suite, Windows, some audio and video effects, all requiring a commercial license.

In theory, I start to make money. How would Microsoft and Adobe know that I don't pay for their software?

If I use some audio effects, how would their owners even be able to tell / find my work? We're talking about basic sound effect, like rain, door knocks etc.

I've always been confused by this

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How about using open source alternatives? Like Gimp or Inkscape?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago

Not to be a dick, because I agree, but this doesn't really answer the question.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

>User posts a support query for paid software in a piracy sub.

>"Why not use FOSS instead?"

Every single time.

Not everyone has the time and resources to relearn a new piece of software when they already have their workflow sorted out. Nobody asked for FOSS alternatives, it's a piracy sub.

Besides, shit like GIMP isn't even half as good as photoshop.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Calm down dude.

Also, I wouldn't mind people pirating Photoshop for personal purposes, but if you're going to do this for your business and make a profit off their software, you ought to pay for it.

That's my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And Krita.
Like David Revoy

Also Blender? I'm mean if they're adding sound effects.
Sofie Jantak does 2D stuff in Blender

Also don't pirate rain and door knocks, just get them from people who freely share that sort of thing.
Like these

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

BBC also has a great sound library for sound effects.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Sofie Jantak does 2D stuff in Blender

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the true path

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should pirate stuff only if no other good open source alternatives are available.