Re: Quit Whining About Piracy

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From: John Jones
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 00:00

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In article <33CED32C...@tiac.net>, M Bell <mbe...@tiac.net>
writes
>Michael J Broderick wrote:
>
>> In article <5qlopt$9ct$1...@neptune.uniserve.com>, - <-@-.com> wrote:
>> >This thread is being posted in to the following news groups. These
>> news groups
>> >have nothing to do with the subject of this thread. Please move it to
>> a news
>> >group that does, or start emailing each other. If this thread
>> continues in
>> >these newsgroups I will have no choice but to send a complaint about
>> each
>> >poster to their ISP's.
>> >
>> >                Thank You
>> >
>> >alt.games.apogee
>> >alt.games.dark-forces
>> >alt.games.descent
>> >alt.games.diablo
>> >alt.games.doom
>> >alt.games.duke3d
>> >alt.games.mechwarrior2
>> >alt.games.quake
>> >alt.games.shadow-warrior
>>
>> ummm ... software piracy has everything to do with all of these
>> games.  in
>> fact, piracy has to do with the whole software industry, games
>> included.  without getting into the politics, morality, and legality
>> of
>> piracy, software companies are affected by piracy.  this thread,
>> however
>> tedious to some, is perfectly acceptable in all of these newsgroups.
>>
>>                 mike
>
>   100% agree.  Piracy is a relevant issue to all games.  Send a
>complaint to the poster's ISP's?  Mabey you should worry about real spam
>like get rich quick messages and the like.  E-mail all of their ISP's!
>
>Mike
>
Then find a newsgroup where the majority of people want to argue in
never ending loops. This is not a piracy newsgroup. Read the title. If
this continues, people will vote "with their feet", and unsubscribe from
the newsgroup.
Stop being so self indulgent.
John. 
-- 
John Jones

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From: John Jones <JJo...@adidas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy
Date: 1997/07/18
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