On 11/19/01 11:25 PM, "Harry (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 11/19/01 8:03 PM, Christian M. M. Brady at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> That still does not make your using a pirated piece of software acceptable. >> It is wrong morally, if not legally. > > Could we please get off the improperly high moral high-horse here, please? No. And this is hardly a high horse, more like a miniature pony. > While it's nice to preach moral wishy-washy, you should also be mature > enough to accept the reality of the world you live in - pirated software is > all over the place. I am mature enough to accept the reality of this world. I accept that crime is part of it. Does that mean I ought to condone or engage in it myself? No. I realize that this is not the same as murder or even shoplifting, no wait, it IS the same as shop lifting! Hmmm, so I suppose that is ok now too? (and so we could go ad naseum) >There are three angles to pirated software: None of which make it legal. You are simply trying to justify that which is illegal. > 1 people that use such software during pre-release, or to 'try it', and have > every intention to purchase it (and do so upon release) > > 2 people that collect software, like others collect stamps. > > 3 people that sell pirated software > > > #1 benefits the software vendor, and the vendors know that. > > #2 doesn't hurt any software vendor, and the vendors know that. > > #3 *does* actively hurt the software industry, and should be persecuted. > > > Go figure out what category a person belongs to, think long and hard if your > comments and moral outrage are applicable, and then decide what to say. > > Statements like "It is wrong morally, if not legally" are ludicrous and > ridiculous, IMO. Why? I was merely recognizing that there may be a legal loop hole that I am unfamiliar with, but such a person has acquired the property without paying for it and without receiving it as a gift. Hence, it is morally wrong. Cb cbrady @ tulane.edu -- "No study of probabilities inside a given frame can ever tell us how probable it is that the frame itself can be violated." C. S. Lewis -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
