Re: A Frank Discussion on Piracy (Flames, Anyone? :-P )

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From: Arthur Rubin
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:06

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In <BzFDuI.GK9@news.cso.uiuc.edu> dlanglan@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (super-dave) writes:

>Au contraire! (Pardon my french :-)  Piracy has always been a federal
>offense, enforced by the FBI and Department of the Treasury (i.e. Secret
>Service).  Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe I can be convicted
>on the basis of my writing the previous post.  Freedom of Speech, or
>something like that, I think it's called (check the most current copy of
>the U.S. Constitution ;-).  As I said before, those who feel that there is
>more than legal issues to be discussed are welcome to e-mail me.  Your
>reply will be held in strict confidence.

Software piracy is copyright violation, which has (until recently) been a
federal civil offense.
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