Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unisoft.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!unisoft!phil From: phil@unisoft.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup,net.micro Subject: Re: Information piracy is a question of ethics NOT logistics Message-ID: <252@unisoft.UUCP> Date: Tue, 10-Apr-84 15:09:12 EST Article-I.D.: unisoft.252 Posted: Tue Apr 10 15:09:12 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 12-Apr-84 01:28:53 EST References: <2375@allegra.UUCP> <143@looking.UUCP>, <3322@brl-vgr.ARPA> Organization: UniSoft Corp., Berkeley Lines: 17 >> From: ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie ) >> Hold it. If HBO came in on a cable because I asked for the cable company >> to put it in, I would use their descrambler and pay the monthly rates rather >> than using my own converter (yes I do pay). However, someone telling me >> that I can't sit in my home and listen to what ever radio waves happen to >> be arround (HBO, Russian propaganda, what ever) seems to be abridging my >> rights. >> >> I don't own a computer, but probably would tend against making unauthorized >> copies of software. >> >> -Ron If you receive an unsolicited package in the mail (you didn't order it), you can keep it. If you get sent a bill, you don't have to pay it. Why not the same thing for transmissions flooding my house?