On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:53:38 -0800, Gregg Hill wrote:

Apparently you missed the point about not taking something from someone
without permission or compensation. As I said before, it does not have to
be illegal to be wrong.

And you missed my clearly stated point that by entering the free market,
the seller AGREED to play by the legal rules governing the local
marketplace. How can ignoring the EULA and making copies for your friends
be immoral if the seller, by entering the market, has agreed that the EULA
isn't binding and that buyers can make copies for their friends?

And, yes, I have returned software products before.

Sure you have. Maybe one or two over the years, but it's not the rule for
most software purchases in the US.