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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Software Development And Piracy (Spurred By FTL replies)
Message-ID: <2491@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 19 Dec 88 14:01:22 GMT
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In article <2843@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee) writes:
> The laws which have the effect of defining software piracy as a crime
> are distortions of the free market.

That's true, but misleading. The free-market solution to the problem
of "how do I make money selling software" is through license agreements
and contracts. If you don't like these laws, you're perfectly welcome
to engage in any other mutually agreeable contract with the author. How
do you feel about yearly license fees?

The legislation doesn't make "software piracy a crime". All it does is
make this existing process as painless and convenient as possible for
the consumer.
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