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From: Ewing@YALE.ARPA
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Subject: Software Piracy
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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 18:49:07 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 15 18:49:07 1984
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From:     Ricky Ewing <Ewing@YALE.ARPA>

I've been monitoring this loud discussion about software piracy and
although I've heard alot of pro and con, I really haven't heard any
real reasons why people generally pirate software. Are you doing it
to tell the software houses that you'd rather have unprotected software?
Are you doing it because software prices are too high? Or are you doing
it for the shell hell of it? As one who cracks program protection schemes
for my utter enjoyment, I'd like to hear from some of you that have
pirated software and why (I have my own reasons so no flames please, just
address the general topic (Lauren :-) ). Maybe if enough of us give some
valid reasons, maybe we can centralize a cause and hypothesize a solution.

"Out of the void, into your minds...."

--Ricky
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