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From: amhartma@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Andy Hartman (Amiga Man))
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Subject: Re: Rogue
Keywords: Rogue
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Date: 4 Jun 90 18:31:44 GMT
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In article <13227@wpi.wpi.edu> northrup@wpi.wpi.edu (Jim Northrup) writes:
>Not that I'm advocating piracy, but what should he do if the game is
>no longer in print?  If, hypothetically, the game no longer exists as
>a buy-able product, then what choice does he have but to obtain a copy
>in other ways?  And given this hypothetical situation, who would get
>hurt by the copying?  It's not like the company lost a sale, seeing as
>how they don't sell it any more.
>
>Just curious, because I haven't seen a copy of Rogue on a store shelf
>for years now.
>-- 
>Jim Northrup                                              northrup@wpi.wpi.edu
>Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences            WPI, Worcester MA  01609

Just because a company went out of business doesn't mean that the writers still
don't deserve their money.  Games are always available somehow (buy them from
a mail order house or buy them from someone else.)

At any rate, piracy is ILLEGAL.  I'm not getting up on a soapbox, but if you
want to take the risk, that's up to you, but I didn't pay $2,000 so the FBI
can take away my 2000 when they find out that I copied the game "XYZ" or 
something.

Take it for what it's worth.

AMH

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