comp.sys.mac.advocacy

On Apr 10, 1:28 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
> In article <3bjsv3hlneuacjdrndq5qnss36hr9p5...@4ax.com>,
> Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
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> > On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:17:37 +0200, Sandman wrote:
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> > >In article <8ugsv3h328j2kdjci5ib07qss4tl4o3...@4ax.com>,
> > > Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
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> > >> >> So since there are people who end up 'giving away' their worldy goods
> > >> >> in the same manner should those be free a s well?
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> > >> >Intellectual property is not governed by the same physical constraints
> > >> >as actual property.
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> > >> Which really is beside the point. If you're going to sanction one kind
> > >> of theft its a bit hypocritical to not sanction them all.
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> > >So, if you make a program and sell it to a thousand people and ten
> > >thousand steal a copy of you, you have lost the same amount of money
> > >as if you're making chairs and sell one thousand chairs and ten
> > >thousand of them are stolen?
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> > >It's the same, really?
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> > >
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> > So in your view theft is justified if the amount is small?
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> Since you didn't answer his question, why should he answer yours?
>
*toilet flush*
Another Alan Baker Circus sent to where it belongs.