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- From: colins@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Colin)
- Subject: Re: PIRACY
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.211041.10315@cs.mun.ca>
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Sender: usenet@cs.mun.ca (NNTP server account)
- Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:10:41 GMT
- Lines: 69
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- >In article <1992Nov16.184751.8542@cs.mun.ca> thom@cs.mun.ca (Thomas Clancy) writes:
- >>skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls) writes:
-
- >>Sorry to burst your bubble, but lots of "real world, hand tooled goods"
- >>can also be reproduced at almost no additional cost. As for software being
- >>re-written for each copy, that would be like re-designing a car for every
- >>customer or re-writing a book for each reader. You really should get a clue.
- >
- >Another silly bit of "logic"... When a disc is copied you are using your
- >own physical "MATERIAL". Trying to drag in car re-designing and rewriting
- >books is just plain silly. Besides, you would still be given "material"
- >goods... [paper, car parts etc;]. Perhaps you should "get a clue"
- >
- >
- >>Hah, what an idiot you are! Your sort of logic is used by mass-murderers to
- >>justify their killing of innocent people. "Well, they never got to live the
- >>rest of their life, so they have not actually lost anything."
- >
- >You do seem to have an attitude problem, please try to refrain from
- >"name calling", perhaps someone will then believe that you have some
- >"intellectual property" of your own worth paying attention to.
- >Mass-murderers... Puh-leeze... you thumped the above poster for
- >his idea's/beliefs/whatever on "physical" theft etc; claiming that
- >he is out in left field and then you turn around and try and drag
- >"murderers" into this... Just who is "out there" now?
- >
- >>Does that make it any less wrong? Sheesh, where in the world do you come
- >>up with this crap? Your parents should be ashamed of themselves for raising
- >>someone such as yourself.
- >
- >Again, you seem to be pretty good at "bashing" but an absolute A$$ at
- >carrying on a logical debate/argument. How about running off and
- >insulting others, preferably somewhere where the USENET doesn't have
- >to watch, incur costs for childish name calling etc;
- >
- >Oh, and to get back to the topic at hand... "Right and wrong" are not
- >always "logical" decisions. In my opinion, the original poster was
- >debating with logic for his reasoning, you sir, are using morals, and
- >the two seldom mix. Visit you local courtroom some day.
- >
- >>Skip Sauls, Amiga Advocate and Pirate Basher
- >>skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu ^^^^^^
- >
- >About the only thing you have said thus far that supports anything
- >you said is "Basher".
- >
- >
- >While I don't condone piracy, I do believe that some of the points
- ^^^^^^^
- >that the original poster had in favor of Piracy are valid, as are some
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- How can you make these two statements in one sentence? From the look
- of your posting, you most certainly do condone piracy, at least for
- yourself.
-
- [rest deleted]
-
- > __
- > ///\Thomas D.Clancy IN *Avalon Computer Enthusiasts* CONTACT
- > ///__\(709) 722-9692 CARE P.O. Box 194 Station C. OUR
- >\\\/// \ MIGA 2000HD OF St.John's Newfoundland, Canada !USERGROUP!
- > \/// President of A.C.E. A1C 5J2
-
- It's disturbing to know that someone with your attitude is a president
- of a computer users group. It's not hard to see why the local Amiga dealer
- has trouble selling software here.
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