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In article <1992Aug6.141753.18854@Happy-Man.com> Irving_Wolfe@Happy-Man.com writes:
>Glenn really has a blind spot here.  Piracy is still high because 
>of improperly high prices.  
>
>Software producers, with their obviously excessive pricing, are the 
>culprits.  The users are just leveling the playing field to get a 
>fair break.  
>
>One day, the American people will get wise and 
>do something about this.  In the meantime, it's at least as 
>important for you to be on the side of morally-low pricing and for 
>the user to be on the side of morally-low piracy.  

The absurdity of these statements shows how bad the problem is, at least in the
US.  If it's not locked up, chained down, bolted down, copy-protected, or
priced faily according to the someone's *subjective* opinion, an increasing
number of US citizens feel it's their "right" to take whatever they can access.
It's the owner's/vendor's "fault" for not protecting it better or being more
reasonable.

Christ, if you think it's too expensive, DON'T BUY IT!!  Stealing it certainly
isn't the answer as many people seem to believe.

I should be able to leave my front door unlocked when I leave without finding
my belongings ripped off, leave my car keys in the ignition if I'm afraid of
misplacing them (in fact, why do I even need ignition keys?) and return to find
my car just as I left it, sell my software to willing buyers without them
giving it away, etc., etc.  What moral standards do you subscribe to, anyway?
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