[LINK] Theft, copyright, larceny...

[Stilgherrian]

On 27/6/07 4:10 PM, "Craig Sanders" <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 03:26:52PM +1000, Stilgherrian wrote:
>> In another email this afternoon, Craig Sanders supposes that the opportunity
>> is still there, because having "trialled" the music on the CD he obtained
>> via Bill, Fred can still buy the CD from Joe. However in the real world this
>> falls apart -- 
> 
> actually, in the real world it doesn't.  most people do buy the stuff they
> like, even if they already have a copy or have the ability to get a copy.

Yes, quite right. Human nature is in general better than most people make
out. Nearly all of the time nearly all of the people Do The Right Thing.


> (most shareware is junk, anyway...and isn't worth using, let alone buying)

Well, Sturgeon's Law applies to shareware as much as anything else... ;)

Stil


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