On Wednesday 10 Sep 2003 4:33 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 > > "Networks East" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Copyright laws exist for a reason, to prevent someone from > > stealing your product. > > Yes, copyright laws. But using techniques that invade a person's > privacy, and using judgement that would shock a demon, is another > matter. > > Oh, and BTW, it's not theft, that's a criminal offense. It's a > violation of copyright laws is all, and that means that it is up to > the copyright holder to pursue the matter through proper civil > channels (due process of law), not use legal fictions dreamed up by > bought-and-paid-for legislators to hammer people with what would > normally qualify as criminal offenses themselves.
Don't want to start a war, but obtaining something with due payment is theft. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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