I'm hoping they'll never get to wipe out the warez scene, simply because it's one of the reasons the whole IT bizz has been and is still blooming (though less than it was before).
If people would have to pay for all the software they are running on their already expensive machines, I'm pretty sure a lot of them wouldn't even bother buying one, or spend a whole lot less money on new hardware and perhaps the software they do buy nowadays. Hell who's going to buy Unreal Tournament if he actually has to buy MS Office, Outlook etc, instead of getting it for 'free'. ------------------------ On 12 Dec 2001, at 0:46, Neil wrote: > The sad thing is that most of the people who make up these "criminal > enterprises" do it because they take pride in being geeks and now they're > being shat on as if they were crack dealers. > At 16:41 11/12/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >yeah, he probably makes garage. dick. > > > >On Tue, 11 December 2001, "professor vast" wrote: > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "amit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2001/December/01_crm_643.htm > > > > > > > > > > just goes to show what political "donations" can do for you... i wonder > > what > > > Ashcroft got in return for getting this done... free Cubase v5.1 maybe? > > > even so, i'm sure they'll still make him pay for the vst plug-ins... :0) > > > > > > pv > > > > > > --- > > > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > > > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >--- > >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- ICQ #: 3362938 "progress doesn't come from early risers, progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things" --- --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
