Re: Asimov performs a valuable service; so why fight over it

[kws@delphi.com]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:
 
>> That's like saying it's up to my neighbor to complain about the burning
>> pile of old tires in my backyard that's polluting the neighborhood.
>
> ....
>
>     Your pollution damages your neighbor. It also damages your
>neighborhood. It is properly the concern of both your neighbor and law
>enforcement authorities. Your analogy has nothing to do with copyrights
>or software archives.
 
Piracy discourages new development.  Do you know how many games and
utilities were cancelled because of leaked beta copies?  Do you know
why Twilight II 1.99beta is available on CIS, delphi and Genie but
not on the 'net?  Maybe the pirate/emulator crowd are happy to
use "freeware" wordperfect GS or wahtever and bitch when Wolfenstein
3D GS is finally released, but for those that would like to see new
software, the analogy is very much relevant.