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From: murlocker@watdcsu.UUCP (murlocker)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: An open letter to software pirates (110 lines)
Message-ID: <1192@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 30-Mar-85 22:09:33 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 30 22:09:33 1985
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References: <7377@watrose.UUCP> <980003@acf4.UUCP>
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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> 
> Students should *not* be expected to buy software even if it is $30 a copy
> (the price of a typical book) for the simple reason that not all students
> have PC's...
> Universities should buy multiple copies of software and loan them out 
> to the students (or restrict their use within a central PC area).

I agree, students shouldn't *have* to, but that's no justification of piracy,
period!  The fact that a university professor could encourage such behaviour 
in students adds insult to injury.

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