🚀 go-pugleaf

Phil Webb <philwebb@ozemail.com.au> wrote in
message news:397E84B1.78695FCD@ozemail.com.au...

> i think people have little respect for copyright laws when Microsoft has
> been using every trick in the book to keep prices high, by illegal means.

Odd, could have sworn that plenty were howling
about MS providing stuff like browsers for free.

> the record companies have been doing the same.

> When you pay $30 for a CD the artist gets bugger all.

You are always welcome to do it differently.

> Ian Staples wrote

> > Seen in a continuing thread on the morality and legality of
> > stealing from Microsoft:
> >
> > In article <snkb8871jjt50@corp.supernews.com>,
> > "Kurt Weber" <kurt@rowsw.com> wrote:
> > >"Saltini Roberto" <superobby@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message
> > >news:8l00cf$jh9$1@lacerta.tiscalinet.it...
> > >> Where can I downlaod QuickBasic?
> > >
> > >You can't (legally).  While the concepts of "intellectual property"
> > >and copyrights are morally wrong, you are still obligated by law to
> > >respect them.
> >
> > Why are they "morally wrong"?
> >
> > Why can you have "ownership" of something you've made with your
> > hands but not something you've made with your head?
> >
> > Cheers,  Ian S.
> >
> > ianstDELETE@THISdpi.qld.gov.au
>