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Article #93397

Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!

#93397
From: Skywalker
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00
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One thing, If I bought it, then I sure as hell OWN it!!!

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-Skywalker

skyw...@supernet.ab.ca

Alex Bobbs <Alex...@prodigy.net> wrote in article
<33AE16...@prodigy.net>...
> > Alex Bobbs wrote:
> >
> > > DON'T EVEN PRETEND TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION!!!!
> > > The "licenses" that make piracy a crime are the most unconstitutional
thing since
> > > affirmative action. Let's take a look at id softwares license, and
what's
> > > unconstitutional:
> >
> > There's nothing "constitutional" or "unconstitutional" about the id
> > software license; it's a contract pure and simple.  It isn't hidden
> > inside anything; it's printed clearly below the seal you have to break
> > to access the software.  If you read this contract and don't like it,
> > any dealer will take it back with the seal unbroken.
> 
> WRONG!!! There is no seal, and the file "license.txt" isn't even
> installed onto
> your computer. You must fish it out of the CD. Please stop talking about
> things
> you don't know a thing about.
>  
> > Read this contract; you do NOT own the software and it is NOT your
> > property.  You have been licensed to USE the software in the manner
> > outlined in the contract.
> 
> Oh dear! Yet another opponent of freedom!
> 
> Let's take a look at buying software:
> You ask for software, not a license to use software, just software. The
> cashier
> gives you the software for cash, without any agreement to abide by the
> terms of
> the license. The whole transaction never involved any mention of the
> stupid
> license. Once the transaction is over, guess what, it's TOO LATE to throw
> in any
> legal bullshit. You already bought the software wihout any responsibliy
> too even
> read the license, therefore, the license is just a worthless document
> that doesn't
> have any power over you.
>  
> > The bottom line; you're rationalizing theft.  It doesn't matter if
> > someone sells a physical product or manual or mental labor; they are
> > entitled to full compensation for their efforts.  If only 10 people
> > bought D2 and everyone else used a pirate copy, there wouldn't be a D3.
> 
> Die, Communist, Die!
> 
> >Don't reply, I don't like your nonsense!
> 
> Can't take a little rebuttal? What's wrong... ya chicken?! Or maybe you
> just think
> you're too good to have people critise your opinions!
> 
> 
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From: "Skywalker" <skyw...@supernet.ab.ca>
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!
Date: 1997/06/25
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