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- From: trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead)
- Subject: Re: Why the Piracy? Here's why...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.123955.27107@foretune.co.jp>
- Organization: Foretune Co., Ltd.
- References: <JASON.93Jan19162605@ab20.larc.nasa.gov> <tal691.727518516@huxley> <1993Jan20.141942.23817@gn.ecn.purdue.edu> <JASON.93Jan20140342@ab20.larc.nasa.gov> <tal691.727611868@huxley>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 12:39:55 GMT
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- tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au (Tonio Loewald) writes:
-
- >The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the poor as well as the
- >rich to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, to steal bread.
-
- Forgive my arrogance, but poor under-bridge-dwellers don't have
- computers. Anyone who can afford to buy a computer can afford
- to buy software.
-
- What it boils down to is that you are willing to honor and compensate
- the creators of tangible things (computers) but not the creators of
- intangible things (software that makes the computers useful)
-
- And yet, you paid for your college education. Why? Obviously,
- because you couldn't get a copy of someone else's degree on a
- floppy...
-
- Bottom line, the creators have the right to set the price; if you
- think it isn't worth it, don't buy it. By stealing, all you are
- doing is screwing over the poor suckers who have respect for other
- people's work.
-
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