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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
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?
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Yes but not individual moral compasses the moral compass of doing what is right within society, not as an individual, that is what the point of intellectual property law (and it's basis) is about.