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Originally Posted by kennyc
First and foremost I am not talking about law. I'm talking about morals and ethics and knowing what is right and wrong and still doing the wrong thing. I don't give a huff what the law says, I do care about people knowing and doing the right thing regardless of law. Exactly as I stated it.
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I absolutely agree with this - i.e. that it's important to think about what is right and wrong, and to do the right thing. I'm interested in ethics (I even read books about it, most of which I didn't steal!). I'm not a "young person" with newfangled digital morals - I've got children and I want them to learn how to behave properly.
But despite all this, I get the impression from your posts (although I could of course be wrong) that various things that I would think are OK, you would class as criminal (i.e. very naughty even if legal).
In particular, would you think it morally repugnant to copy a book for which you own a physical copy? or one where the author was long dead (but in copyright) - say The House at Pooh Corner?
Surely, if we don't give a huff about the law, we should examine our moral compass in each case, and act accordingly, legal or not?