Re: OMG!

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Wed, 16 May 2001 13:02:02 +0200, "Sheldon Simms"
<sheldon@semanticedge.com> wrote:

>Yes I did. I said it's better that the copyright holder get some benefit
>from the work.

Okay, so you are agreeing with me then that buying a new or used copy
is better than downloading a pirate copy.  That's good to hear.

>Because the copyright holder doesn't get anything when *I* buy it, and
>I have no interest in helping to enrich people selling second hand
>copies.

See, now here is where we part paths again.  You say that it is better
that the copyright holder get some benefit from their work yet you
have now gone back to your original position that you would rather
download a pirate copy of their software that they have not received a
penny for than to buy a used copy that they were paid for.

The only way that the copyright holder will directly benefit from you
purchasing a copy is if you purchase it directly from them.  I haven't
been saying, or least I haven't meant to imply, that buying a new copy
from a store or a used copy from an individual benefits the copyright
holder directly.  I have been saying that the copyright holder has
benefited from those copies but has/will receive no benefit from
people downloading pirated copies.

By the way, in most cases you wouldn't be enriching anyone selling a
second hand copy.  They had to pay for that copy in the first place
and the chances of you buying it from them for more than they paid for
it originally is pretty slim.  The only way they could be enriched is
if they made a profit and that means selling it for more than they
paid for it.

>As for breaking the law, I feel exactly as sorry about that in this case
>as I do when I walk across the empty street when when the sign says
>don't walk.

Well then, don't be upset when people call you to task for breaking
the law or when they look down on you for doing so or whatever.  Also,
don't try to justify your position, just tell it like it is that you
are breaking the law and pirating software.  Also, please don't do
like some people here do and try to convince people that it is
perfectly legal or promote downloading of pirated materials without
warning people that it is still illegal.

I would still think you were a jerk for pirating software but I could
at least respect the fact that you are being honest about it.  :-)

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 Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II Unversity on A2Central.com