On 6 Apr 2014, at 20:53, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, redistributing the unlock code generator would be software > piracy. The reason is that it was redistributed only by purchase only. > It was never declared officially as abandonware, and the only way to > obtain it was through a $75 purchase. Therefore redistributing it > would be theft of a product you or others have not paid for from > Justin.
Oh, dear. I appear to be a pirate. :( Someone got in touch. They were a repair technician, setting up the computer for the former owner of one or other of the BSC games. He asked me for a code, but I didn't have a Windows installation available, so I gave him my unlock code generator. Without wishing to appear unconcerned for the ethics of software piracy or the copyright holder's lawful rights, I believe, very strongly, that Justin made the wrong decision. I have no regrets about helping out that technician, who presumably made the player's life better by giving him back what he rightfully owned. And, in case it was all a lie and I've just made some unscrupulous thief's life easier, well, it would support my belief that the games should have been made abandonware in the first place. Copyright law entitles people to do evil, as well as incentivising good. Cheers, Sabahattin --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
