Re: Net piracy?

[tombo@mail.on-line.co.uk (Richard King)]

>In article <94193.081120KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu>,
>Ken Richardson  <KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu> wrote:
>>Not that I like to squeal as they say, but if there are sites containing
>>copyrighted software presently still being sold, shouldn't we inform
>>the SPA or something, the site manager, and take care of this problem or
>>do we have to go back to copyprotection again?  Ken
>
>Who's "we"?  Please consider the fact that there is probably not too
>much interest in the Apple II software you are developing/selling at the
>moment.  People are interested in classics, great games - most of which 
>have no distributor (and haven't had one for several years).  Maybe you
>should let the people-who-are-allegedly-being-harmed-by-piracy speak
>for themselves?
>
>-- Dave
>
>

Sorry to rain on anyone's parade, but theft is theft - no matter how
little 'benefit' the true owners may be getting from their products,
unless and until they release those products into the Public Domain, they
remain their property. And anyone who distributes that material without
authority to do so is committing a crime, both legally and morally.
Suggesting that people who have no direct concern should not involve
themselves in preventing or discouraging crimes is like saying you
shouldn't stop a murder if you, personally aren't being murdered.

Pilfering is still theft, even if the owner doesn't notice - always was
so, always will be so.
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