I hate being lawful good sometimes (D&D Reference), but you should look through your options, I have a friend who screamed at me when I told him he had to use 3Ds MAX instead of sketch up to make our animation. Sketch up is free and basically the same as max, I suggest you ask the administration to use that instead. Further more let me congratulate you on having a school that will even make an animation class in times that press schools so hard.
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Originally Posted by Kevin342
Why do some people think it's wrong to shoplift a candy bar but it's okay to pirate software? Both are illegal.
Software Piracy and the Law |
You already know I'm not for pirating 3DS MAX, but I love philosophy and I think the argument is over tangible vs. intangible. If you take a candy bar, you keep someone else from eating it who did some work for it. If you pirate software you would otherwise be unable to afford, the company doesn't lose money because you would never have been able to afford a license, and your not stopping anyone else from using that software. What's more it's for educational purposes of teaching students, which in many cases will just increase the number of people wanting and capable of using the software which might actually help the company, though granted a lot of them might pirate as well. Money is lost mainly through other businesses that should buy the software, but don't. I don't follow laws because they are laws, I follow laws because they are good for society and maintain trust.
For all additional references, even if you don't agree and think pirating is fine, please don't post it on a forum with lots of people well connected to the software with the ability to both notify the company and competition you are using it to enter... it's just not a good idea.