Author: Mark Young
Date: 18:01:17 07/18/98
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On July 18, 1998 at 20:01:36, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi: >No, I don't believe they are asking us if we steal or not; they asked how much >stolen programs are, independently of our behaviour. Besides, this is a far more >complex issue than hust to be an honest guy or to be a thief. It is not the case >you purchase it or you get it wit a gun. There is a middle, intermediate area >where you are not a thief neither a customer. Many times happens that you get a >pirated progrtam that was copied by the first time a lot time ago and it is not >even a competitor in the market and I think in that case to qualify as a thief >the guy that accept it would too much. If somebody send me a pirated copy of, >let us say, sargon V, I will take it gladly I and will not feel I am a thief. >And then there is the case of a friend that purchase a current program and then >decides to give you one copy of it. Are you a thief if you accept the gift? And >vice versa? How many times a program can be copied before the guy who eeceives >it begint to be a thief? are you one of them if you are the fourth guy benefited >by the generosity of a friend? Shuld we ask a guarantee of this to our friends? >I suppose there are certain limits, but I am not sure where to put them in the >great ground between purchasing all and copying abd or receiving all. >fernando Im not sure if and old program that is no longer sold is considerd pirated or not. I would think it still would be. But in the case of sargon V I would think they would be glad that anyone still wants it, stolen or not.:) I had sargon and if I were you are getting it for free, the cost is still to much for that program. But taking the question the other way. I do know some people who brag about giving Junior 4.6 away for free on ICC and will e-mail you copy of it if you want it. But not too many people I know do this. Or understand why this is such a bragging point to give a program away for free that they payed for. Im of the mind set that says buy your own dame copy if you want it so bad. I know of know one who sells pirated copies of software, just people who give it away for free. I would still think that this is just as Illegal even without money changing hands for the taker and giver.
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