Different Idea... (WAS Re: Net piracy?)

[thaynes@maplesoft.on.ca (Tim Haynes)]

Here's an idea...

What if I am using my Apple II to do some actual business, like some
financial stuff.  And, one day, looking through my Nibble archive, I see
this advert for a program that does everything I need.  Wow!  So, I call the
1-800 number to order it.  

Whups -- it's out of circulation.  The software company went belly-up, and
there is no software order place in existence that will sell this thing to me.
I try to pick it up on comp.sys.apple2.marketplace, but nobody's willing to
part with theirs.  What do I do?

Hey, the cassandra site has it (let's assume it's still up!).  So, I ftp it,
and start to make thrashing millions with my newly pirated software.

Is this morally justifiable?  Hey, I *NEED* the software, but cannot buy it!

Thoughts?  BTW - this is not an actual scenario: I made it present tense and
first person for drama... (just covering myself here... :)

Tim

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