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Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!

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From: Alex Bobbs
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00
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> 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: Alex Bobbs <Alex...@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Quit Whining About Piracy!!!
Date: 1997/06/22
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