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Originally Posted by teh603
The only trouble is, the guy(?) you quoted was writing from a standpoint that truly free software (as in OpenOffice and Linux) is the same as downloading an illegal copy of commercial software. It could also get in the way of people taking advantage of their freedom to choose software if they thing that all software has to be paid for and free open- source software is somehow inherently stolen or bootleg.
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Are you questioning my "guy"ness?
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Therefore, ebooks should be considered in the context of software and broadcast services, as a digital file created by a service and offered by a provider (and therefore requiring the mutual agreement of the customer to compensate the service/provider for their work as requested)
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Note the emphasis above. This means that the provider can, if they so choose, decide to give their product/service away, so of course a consumer then has the right to obtain a copy without paying for it.
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Originally Posted by teh603
He also (inadvertently?) made some troubling commentary on the Hobbesian social contract and whether or not humans have any kind of moral obligation for mutual assistance, but the details would probably be lost on most people here.
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Are you trying to say that consumers have a social obligation to steal in order to give to others who cannot? If so, by all means, let's discuss.