Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!beattie@Mitre-Gateway.ARPA From: beattie@Mitre-Gateway.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Your software piracy Message-ID: <12058@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 6-Apr-84 10:56:05 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12058 Posted: Fri Apr 6 10:56:05 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Apr-84 03:09:33 EST Lines: 23 From: brian beattie Lauren, I think you have completely misconstrued Alex`s position and I wish people would refrain from using "loaded" phrases like "warped idea". I feel that this is a very important issue that will not go away. Just because somthing is considered immoral by a majority does not mean that it will stop. I feel that rather than complaining about piracy we should attempt to understand it, why it occures and how to deal with it. I feel that one way to deal with it is to accept that some amount of it is inevitable and find ways to reduce it's impact. So, let us quit moralizing and discuss this question. beattie BTW, I have taken a personal position that I consider it against my best interest to personaly engage in the unlawful copying of software. This is not a moral position and I do not say this to gain brownie points but to avoid crud about my being an evil person.