You are stealing something Bob, Adobe's intellectual property.

Adobe developed  those you bute features that users love about
Photoshop. So if you want to use them you should pay for them.

Dave

PS I don't really believe this argument, I'm just playing devils advocate.

On 6/18/05, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The answer is, it's not theft - you're not stealing anything. But it is
> illegal, at least in principle, because you're breaking the terms of the
> license agreement.
> 
> Whether the license agreement itself is legal and enforceable is a different
> question, of course.
> 
> --
> Cheers,
>  Bob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 18 June 2005 03:41
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Cheap (?) Photoshop CS2 upgrade
> >
> > Microsoft already took a hand and a leg. I have an eye patch.
> > Now all I need is a parrot and all my software will be free.
> >
> > The conundrum is if there is no way you would ever buy the
> > software (for personal use) at the price they sell it for,
> > what are you stealing from them? Is there a theft when there
> > is not a loss? What are the consequences legally, morally, ethically?
> >
> > Ethical philosophy 101: There will be a test Monday.
> 
>

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