Re: Net piracy?

[jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L Brookes)]

In article <30e9q9$5ek@bmerha64.bnr.ca>, Jeffrey Robertson
<jeffr@bmerha2a.bnr.ca> wrote:

>Actually, I think _you_ are.  See below.

Mhh.  At this point, it is a difference of opinion.  There's only one more
thing for me to say, and that is that I will fight people like you to preserve
the rights of software programmers.  (Ok, on my second pass thru this article,
this sound a bit hokey.  But it *is* how I feel).

>Redefining theft to suit personal beliefs or for convenience is not,
>in my opinion, a useful way to address this problem.  Brand new laws must

Huh?  All laws are written to suit personal beliefs.  As for convenience...
that is totally irrevelant.  This has nothing to do with convenience, it
relates to just compensation.

>be written, and I hope they will be soon.

On this we agree.  I just disagree about the content of the laws.

>Jeffrey Robertson                    |  jeffr@bnr.ca  |      BNR, Ottawa
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