I agree completely. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:52 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Topic: AdAware
> Just my personal view on Kazaa, etc. I have never downloaded a single, FREE copyrighted song and > never plan to do so. > I think everyone should be paid for their efforts unless they specifically wish to share it in the > truest sense. > > Songs, Software, whatever. I just can't rationalize it. No matter how you present it within the > context of "Sharing". > > If I'm listening to a song or CD that another person has purchased and I'm not sitting in that > person's living room listening to the song on their stereo or I haven't taken their CD to my home > to listen on my stereo, then it isn't shared, it's stolen. Period. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Downall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:57 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off Topic: AdAware > > > > My mistake along these lines was the "weatherbug" software touted by a > > local TV station, which sits on your task bar and chirps when there is a > > weather bulletin, and lets you bring up any forecast you want. It also > > installs "gator," which manages lots of pop-up ads and tracks web activity. > > > > Kazaa music download software has made computers virtually unusable > > for three of my clients. > > > > Bill > > > > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:31:42 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Thanks to EVERYONE for the talk so far. I will be forwarding the relevant > > clips to my > > >client. Especially the ones about downloading screen saver programs. > > Everytime I went > > >there she was showing off the latest screen saver she had downloaded! > > Parrots, ocean tides, > > >anything to make her think she was on vacation! Well -- welcome home!! > > > > >She was also excited that she had downloaded an executable that > > showed the date in the > > >taskbar. I thought that the text displayed looked real cheesy and > > unprofessional. Bet that > > >was a problem to, you think? > > > > >
