Felix von Leitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 23 November 2000 at 13:32:03 +0100
> Thus spake Raul Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > Picking up a leaflet does not involve making a copy of it.
>
> > Pulling something off of a web site involves creating a copy on your
> > local machine.
>
> Please enlighten me: who bullshitted you Americans into believing that
> one needs a license to use software? Or that software is patentable?
Are you making a "natural law" argument here, or what? Or are you
just ignoring the real world and hoping it will go away? I think the
shrink-wrap license issue, in particular, has gotten out of hand, but
I don't think stomping your feet and pretending it doesn't exist will
help any, either.
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