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From: d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
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Subject: Re: software piracy
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Date: 15 Jun 90 19:54:52 GMT
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Reply-To: d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Asbestos suit on.

99% of the piracy I know of isn't harming the companies producing
the programs. Why ? Because he who copies, either takes a copy,
or doesn't use the program AT ALL. (Financial reasons, if you say
so)

Rather, I know of a company (I haven't worked there) that uses
pirated software to try it out, and if they decide they want it,
they buy it. Also, someone using a neat, pirated program might
inspire someone else to actually buy it. And, lastly, people with
poor finances (mostly kids) tend to group together and buy one
copy to share - if they couldn't, they wouldn't buy a single copy

	Jon W{tte, Stockholm, Sweden, h+@nada.kth.se