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From: eric@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Piracy and Software
Message-ID: <1990Jul20.111219.1176@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
Date: 20 Jul 90 16:12:19 GMT
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> In article <5105@uwm.edu>, jgreco@archimedes.math.uwm.edu (Joe Greco) writes:
> In comp.sys.cbm article <1990Jul16.222043.7094@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, wlj1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Wayne L Jebian) wrote:
> :I wanted to know what is the general consensus in this newsgroup about piracy
> :in the C64 world, since in the Amiga newsgroup, it is condemned heartily.
> :do you feel this kills computers? or is it just wrong, plain and simple?
> 
I think it has more of an effect on killing the computer magazines and books
that offer software than on the computer maker itself.  People start sharing
their software out of mags/books, and not buying the mags/books, so the mags
and books don't make a profit and go under.  Thus the lack of new books/mags
for the c64/c128.  Notice the computer is not much affected by all this.

My Personal view is that most piracy is bad.   However,  I don't think it is
what's hurting the computer makers.

Eric Jon ROSTETTER
ERIC@UOFT02.bitnet  or  ERIC@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU

A mind is not a terrible thing to waste, but to waste a mind is a terrible thing