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From: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: RE: Why do people pirate software?
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Date: 20 Aug 90 04:35:43 GMT
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Kevin writes:
>This wouldn't be much of a discussion if it weren't for all those people
>trying to rationalize the illegal copying of software.  The intent of
>the copyright law is clear enough to everyone else.

  Actually, this discussion had degenerated into arguments on the merits
of copyright protection as it is applied to software.

>
>Why do people pirate software?  Ignorance or thievery.  Don't delude
>yourself by thinking it's anything else.

  Nah, some people pirate because it is legal.  Yep, pirating is legal 
in certain countries, Brazil is one I think.

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>Kevin Weiner   Lehigh University Computing Center   (215) 758-3991

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