Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!

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From: jre...
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 00:00

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Alexander Hvostov wrote:
> 
> Hi...
> 
> By pirating software I do not believe I am threatening the lives of
> M$ programmers and staff.  And I do NOT believe software piracy is in
> any way ethically equivalent to a life-threatening attack of any kind.
> 
> Alex

You may not be "threatening their lives," but you're (as well as
all pirates) stealing from them just as well.  It doesn't
make it any less wrong.

It amazes me that pirates try to rationalize their theft of
software.  Then again, their thieves, so what can we expect
from criminals?

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From: jre...@mcs.net
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!
Date: 1997/06/29
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