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Re: WHO???



Jeff Blakeney writes ...
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> I keep pointing out that it is illegal to do so to try to reduce the
> number of users who are "pirating" stuff simply because it is easier.
> 
> By the way, I've quoted the words about "pirating" because people like
> to play with the semantics of the word.  In this message, it means
> making an illegal copy of a copyright protected work against the
> stated wishes of the copyright holder.
 ....

     Really, there is no argument about this. If, for example, the copyright
holder explicitly states that some out-of-print product should not be made
available on a site or sites, then that copyright holder's wishes should be
respected. This is standard practice for Apple II public and for-pay
archives.



Rubywand