Re: The software piracy issue

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

irsman@winternet.com (Ian Schmidt) wrote:
>In article <4p3qqg$bdr@usenet10.interramp.com>,
>Tom Zuchowski  <cd003508@interramp.com> wrote:
>>Well... the emulators that I've seen are by definition "pirate" software 
>>as well, because they require illegal copies of the Apple II ROMs and 
>>Apple Operating Software before they can be used.  Where do you draw the 
>>line on pirating?
>
>They're only actually pirate if they actually come with the ROM images, like
>the popular STM emulator on the Mac.
>
Huh?  I'd like you to explain your reasoning.  Yes, the emulators don't 
actually come with pirated copies of Apple ROMs and OS, but the user has 
to pirate them himself or get them from a pirate site such as asimov in 
order to use the emulator.

Is it your contention that stealing software is OK as long as we do it 
more discreetly than asimov's in-your-face way?

TomZ