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- From: abaddon@uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum (Kevin o donovan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Piracy of software
- Message-ID: <ABADDON.92Dec16113247@suprenum.uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 11:38:19 GMT
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- >>>>> On 10 Dec 92 11:25:24 GMT, aeg03@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Jan T. Kim) said:
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- > In <1992Dec10.000800.29595@bnr.ca> renfro@crchh610.BNR.CA (Randy Hoekstra) writes:
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- >In article <1g5lrqINNp3t@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE>, aeg03@rrz.uni-koeln.de
- >(Jan T. Kim) writes:
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- > Legally speaking, this is absolutely correct, of course. But this
- > finding doesn't help to resolve the vicious circle described
- > above. Strict enforcement of the relevant laws would give
- > software companies a boost in profit, but at the same time, it
- > would stifle the creativity of the computer community, and
- > destroy its culture. Therefore, it would actually be harmful for
- > the companies themselves in the long run, as it would lead, among
- > other things, to a shrinking of the size of the installed user
- > base.
- What, you mean all those people who are ripping off our software will
- go away and stop ripping it off? Perhaps if people stopped ripping
- the software off and using rubbish like this to justify their actions,
- then prices would drop. Probably not, but it still doesn't give you the
- right to steal from said companies
-
- > Right. However, the fact that one part does something wrong
- > implies by no means that the other part is doing something right.
- Completely irrelevant. In fact so blatantly so that I feel at a loss to
- comment any further. Time for a drink...
-
- Kev
-