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From: desius@clmqt.marquette.Mi.US (Desius Paline)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Piracy and a few good questions.
Keywords: piracy
Message-ID: <1605@clmqt.marquette.Mi.US>
Date: 4 Feb 90 16:06:46 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Enterprise Information System, Marquette, MI
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    When you go down to a friends house and pick up a "bootleg" copy 
of a game, it IS considered piracy. Like most people, I HATE not 
being able to install a game to my Hard Disk or Ram card. BUT, I do 
not go out and get a "HACKED" version of it. If you check with the 
laws of your state, you will discover that most states now REQUIRE 
that a company give you a Nonprotected copy so you can install it to 
your Hard Disk or RAM card. So why risk getting arrested? I'm sure 
that half of the people who read this article will have used a 
pirate BBS at one time to get a piece of software they need. BUT, do
you know that if you are even caught on a BBS that pirates and you 
know and have not reported it, you can be arrested? I mean, sure, ll 
you're going to get is a slap on the wrist, but why do it at all? The 
simple fact is that pirating, recieving pirated software, or ANYTHING 
like that is ILLEGAL! 

    This is just my view, feel free to contest it...but expect a 
***BIG*** Debate!


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