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Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!

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From: Scout
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:00
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rabBit wrote:

> 
> Please explain your statement. The simple fact is, the types of terms
> contracted as he stated are indeed legally binding, and are called "On
> Action" terms. For example:
> 
> Notice the messege at the end of all my posts. Well, some smart guy at
> admatrix.com decided to ignore it, so I sent them a virus which
> conseqently did over $6,000 in damage to their networks. Once in
> court, the company was asked how they obtained the E-mail addresses of
> those they SPAM to. When they answered via the newsgroups, the judge
> said that even though they may not have read my post, they acted upon
> the means of reading it, and then acted in a way that I stated was
> offending. In essence, they said "Okay, send us a virus."
> 
> Moral: Those few  little lines at the end of my post is a legally
> binding contract. For myself and a second party. If I send a virus to
> someone who just sent me flames, I can be sued because the contract
> states that only unsolicited commercial E-mail will result in an
> attack.
> 
> So, if that's a binding contract, so is the software contract. Don't
> believe me? Ask Jerry Depthy, who got 3 years in state pen for copying
> and distributing software freely. (Time magazine, August 2, 1996).
> 
> Now who's the fool?
> 
> Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail sent to this address will result
> in either a mailbomb campaign or a virial attack, depending upon
> the nature of the offending E-mail and my mood. By sending E-mail
> to this address, you agree to these terms.
> 
> rabBit

Who is this fool?! I don't agree with piracy, but sending viruses is much worse! 
Someone kick this terrorist off the Net before someone gets hurt!
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From: Scout <sc...@magicnet.net>
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!
Date: 1997/06/30
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