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Article #2732Re: RE: Why do people pirate software?
From: Charles K Hughes
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990 04:35
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990 04:35
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Kevin writes: >This wouldn't be much of a discussion if it weren't for all those people >trying to rationalize the illegal copying of software. The intent of >the copyright law is clear enough to everyone else. Actually, this discussion had degenerated into arguments on the merits of copyright protection as it is applied to software. > >Why do people pirate software? Ignorance or thievery. Don't delude >yourself by thinking it's anything else. Nah, some people pirate because it is legal. Yep, pirating is legal in certain countries, Brazil is one I think. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Kevin Weiner Lehigh University Computing Center (215) 758-3991 Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!decwrl!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!Ordania-DM From: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: RE: Why do people pirate software? Message-ID: <33008@cup.portal.com> Date: 20 Aug 90 04:35:43 GMT References: <19089016:24:58KRW1@lehigh.bitnet> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 20