Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!rg20+ From: rg20+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rick Francis Golembiewski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Software Development And Piracy (Spurred By FTL replies) Message-ID: Date: 11 Dec 88 20:33:43 GMT References: <218@algedi.UUCP> Organization: Carnegie Mellon Lines: 29 In-Reply-To: <218@algedi.UUCP> >In the old days pirates were hunted down, tried (sometimes) and hung. >We can be a little more lenient, but if your neighbor next door or the kid >down the street were caught and fined, their friends and neighbors might >be a little less inclined to steal software. Isn't that a bit too drastic? After all I don't really think that Copying software really is as damaging to society as drug abuse. Also if you did the do the above, I can assure you that you will indeed strike fear into people, however probabily the potential ligitamate users who will decide that they can really live with out a computer, since computer owners are such immoral criminals... >It works for common thieves, why not software thieves as well. Last time I looked there was still 'common thieves' out there, in fact many of out jails are releasing them because there is not enough space for this type of criminal. Seriously folks, I really don't think that software piracy is cause enough to make our society into a police state such as Orwell's 1984, where everyone betrays everyone else. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclaimer: Me? Post That, impossible I never post anything... | | TypetoYouLater(Everyone); --> "functional Good bye".... | | Rick Golembiewski [ Pronunciation is half the Battle, spelling the other] | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+