Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!rpi.edu!kudla From: kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Software theives (FLAME ON!!) Message-ID: <6903@rpi.edu> Date: 23 Aug 89 21:54:51 GMT References: <30706@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <6846@rpi.edu> <21818@cos.com> Sender: usenet@rpi.edu Followup-To: alt.dev.null,alt.flame Distribution: usa Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 96 In-reply-to: andrews@cos.com's message of 22 Aug 89 12:58:19 GMT In article <21818@cos.com> andrews@cos.com (Andrew R. Scholnick) writes: >Thanks, I will keep your name and address on file so I can circulate >it with the lists of known and/or admitted SOFTWARE THIEVES which >several developers I know maintain! Oh my, I do believe I've been blacklisted. I don't recall where I ever admitted to pirating software, just that I agree with the concept. (Actually, in an earlier posting today, I admitted to cracking at least one piece of C64 software long ago. But you don't know which one, so you can't even sue me. I don't even think it's probable cause.) >Stealing is stealing! If you take the original from the store and do >not return it, that is stealing. (I assume this is why you return >the original to the store.) I've never worked at an electronics store, my confoosed friend. Please do learn to read. Now, this is where the fun starts. I was worried about this little geek pulling nasty political crap on me until I saw this: >By copying the original, you are ILLEGALY DUPLICATING COPYRIGHTED >MATERIAL! YOU ARE STEALING! YOU ARE A SLIMY, LUMP OF BILE-RIDDEN >EXCREMENT WHO SHOULD BE LOCKED AWAY WITH THE WORST REFUSE OF >HUMANITY! I HOPE YOUR BOSS FINDS OUT ABOUT YOUR LITTLE PILFERING >PROJECT AND HAS YOU LOCKED UP. I AM TEMPTED TO REPORT YOU TO THE NY >STATE POLICE AND THE FBI AND ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE YOU BASED UPON >YOUR PUBLIC ADMISSION (reprinted above). Do what you like; they'll say "we'll see what we can do" and that will be the end of it. Even if someone were to come to my door with a warrant, I don't believe they'd find a piece of copyrighted software. They'd find plenty in other people's rooms, but if the warrant were for me and my Amiga..... oh well. Not that they'd pay attention to my statement above, which is not an admission but a statement of belief. By the way, I don't know if you're aware of this, but your caps lock key appears to be stuck. Also, what boss are you talking about? I'm a Kelly girl, don'tcha know. I don't think they'd know what you meant if you said "pirate". >I FOR ONE WILL *NEVER* PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM Pi-Rho America, Nor >will I sell or allow to be sold to you any of my products. Should it >*EVER* come to my attention that your company has sold one of my >products I will take great pleasure in seeing you and your company >dragged through the courts and prosecuted! Huh? Pi-Rho is an antifraternity. A house. "Pi-Rho America" is the name owned by my landlord describing.... well, I don't exactly know what, but it sounds nice and funny and your reaction is a definite indication that I should leave it in my signature. What a hoot. >I call upon all CSA readers to boycott your company and any products >or services it produces. This kind of blatant irresponsibility on >the part of people like yourself cannot be tolerated. Slime like you >should be locked up! Never say "should". People like me can just as easily say that slime like you should be stripped of all their miniscule value and left to die on the streets of manhattan, but we don't. >I don't like you! The mail you sent to my postmaster pretty well demonstrates that, I think. I've been amply admonished about the problems with making statements of political impropriety. In short, I shall watch my mouth in the future lest dickheads like you vomit forth more such bile. However, I shan't say I don't like you. You seem the honest businessman, and I can't fault you for taking offense at someone who opposes your views. Presumably, you spent a lot of time, effort and money to get where you are now. But, I have just as much of a right to explain myself as you do yourself, and I resent that you would attempt to reduce my rights. >I urge everyone who reads this to mail a request to the postmaster at >pawl.rpi.edu (whose address is: usenet@rpi.edu) to have your login >canceled or, at least, your USENET privaleges revoked. You are a >stinking theif! You are publicly advocating theft! You break the >law and urge others to break the law; you should be locked up! I admitted no such thing. Therefore, what you say here is libel. I demand a public apology, as well as one sent to my Usenet administrators. What I did is not a crime; what you just did is. Now who's the slimy mudball? Followups have been directed to alt.flame. They seem to like this sort of thing. -- Robert Jude Kudla Pi-Rho America \\ /// Boy, am I glad I don't have a phone 2346 15th St. \\ /// with a working bell. Troy, NY 12180 /X\ \\\/// keywords: mike oldfield yes u2 r.e.m. new order (518)271-8624 // \\ \XX/ steely dan f.g.t.h. kate bush .....and even Rush