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From: thurlow@convex.com (Robert Thurlow)
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Subject: Re: Club pirating orgies
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Date: 24 Feb 90 02:22:44 GMT
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mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton) writes:
>Heck, if you really want to make a difference, don't just write a
>letter,or make an announcement saying you're clean, the pirate
>boards just laugh in your face anyway, what do they care?

>Plant worms, viruses, program new viruses to screw up their
>systems. Do something, rather than point and hope someone does
>something.

This is bullshit.  What happens is that a lot of innocents who just
bought their machines three days ago and don't even know what piracy
and copyrights *are* yet will get burned big by this, sure as hell.

Prevention of piracy is a never-ending process, not just a long one.
You have to get the people who will listen to think about violation
of property rights piracy does, as well as the complete lack of any
support from any legitimate source and the very real possibility that
you'll get your balls sued off if you benefit from having used the
software.  The ones who won't listen will get theirs; I believe in
the old "Time wounds all heels" quip, though I didn't ever report
pirates to the authorities.  The ones who do the most damage seem
to get theirs anyway, eventually.  But I will do what I can to try
to convince people not to pirate, and I would not permit copying of
any restricted software at meetings of my old club.

Rob T
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