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- From: abaddon@uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum (Kevin o donovan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Piracy of software
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- Date: 16 Dec 92 11:32:11 GMT
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- >>>>> On 9 Dec 92 20:44:42 GMT, aeg03@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Jan T. Kim) said:
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- > In <1992Dec9.131359.23979@crc.ac.uk> naffara@crc.ac.uk (Dr. N.A. Affara) writes:
- > I don't subscribe to this point of view at all. This way of
- > looking at things overlooks the central fact that software piracy
- > is tightly coupled to software overpricing, and that these two
- > form a dynamical system (commonly known as a vicious circle or
- > a catch-22) in which amplification of one part tends to amplify
- > the other part.
- Absolute rubbish. Just because you decide something is too expensive
- you have the right to steal it? Good one. There's this really nice
- video recorder in a shop by mine, but its 600 pounds and I couldn't
- afford to pay that much. Perhaps I should steal a car and drive through
- their window and just take it? If they were selling it for 100 pounds
- then I wouldn't need to do this, so its their own fault. Then again, it seems
- silly to pay 100 pounds when I can get it for nothing...
-
- > The sensible thing to do in order to get out of a vicious circle
- > is to get all who are involved to cooperate to develop a new
- > concept that is free from the forces on which the vicious circle
- > feeds. Thus, what everyone can do and should do is to be open to
- > such new concepts, to support them, and to contribute ideas.
-
- Yeah, as long as its not too expensive, coz then we'll just have to carry
- on ripping them off, won't we?
-
- Kev
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