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From: [e-mail] (Narayan R. Sainaney)
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Subject: Re: Why the Piracy? Here's why...
Date: 10 Jan 1993 22:50:03 GMT
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    I'm having trouble quoting but this is in responce to the person
who wants to have the free exchange of software and scientific discoveries.

    Basically, what you propose goes against the main structure of a capitalist country and would result in major bankrupcies and much dreaded job
layoffs. If a person spends 6 months to numerous years to create a piece
of software, at many pints in that time, overcomming various hardships,
(lack of support from family ie. I'm sure there are some freelance software
publishers like me out there whose parents or wives/husbands think hacking
in the basement is not a real job) and even financial hardships...(s)he deserves
some form of compensation for that labour of love. You might want to read
Chapter 8 of "Balance of Power, International politcs as the Ultimate
Global Game by Chris Crawford...Then you might know why software publishers
deserve the money they ask for and why piracy is so low a crime...

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PS: You might also want to read the whole book. BTW, does anyone know of
other books of programmers rise to fame and all they went through to
create a piece of software....I find these books very inspiring..