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- From: csg019@cch.coventry.ac.uk (-~=Zaphod=~-)
- Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
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- References: <1992Nov5.152511.12182@city.cs>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 13:32:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov5.152511.12182@city.cs> lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:
- >I suppose this really only applies in the UK, as laws differ
- >around the world.
- >
- >In the London classifed ads paper, LOOT, there is an advert
- >from a private advertiser which is repeated every day and
- >has been for several months. He claims to supply any Amiga
- >program, one pound for games, five pounds for applications.
- >A few times he mentioned ProPage, PageStream, WordWorth etc.
- >When I phoned him and questioned him, he became abusive and
- >said `report me'.
- >
- >What shall I do? Would FAST be either interested or effective?
- >Would the police be interested? I could `buy' some stuff from
- >him as evidence. LOOT reaches millions of Londoners every
- >day and is a very widespread paper. Private ads are free. I
- >would hate to estimate how much Amiga software is being stolen
- >and distributed in London in this way.
- >
- >I am leaving off my .sig as I am not keen on letter bombs or
- >what not.
-
- I would tell FAST if i were you, and claim you 1000 pounds.
-
- But don't hold your breath, as they say in cracking circles:
-
- There's nothing slower than FAST.
-
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