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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
That depends on which side I'm on, now doesn't it?  |
Yep what you said.
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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
What I do see is that the pirate would never have paid $1400 for the software. If it was not available to download free, he'd have gone without, which makes any outcry about a lost sale null and void. And that was pretty much my only point.  |
That much I agree with. The whole thing is pretty much making a mountain out of a mole hill. You have to admit though that it is giving whole generations of lawyers, reporters and bloggers something to do. :-)
I'd bet dollars to a hole in a donut that this same argument comes up in relation to dumpster divers as well.