On 10/3/2013 7:36 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:54:12 +0200, "Alias"
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On 10/3/2013 4:00 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 03 Oct 2013 01:09:30 +0200, "Alias"
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On 10/2/2013 7:27 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:14:36 +0200, "Alias"
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On 10/2/2013 6:23 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 10/2/13 10:06 AM, Alias wrote:
On 10/2/2013 5:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 10/2/13 8:51 AM, Alias wrote:
On 10/2/2013 4:12 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:00:38 -0600, "Ken Springer"
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On 10/2/13 5:00 AM, Ron wrote:
On 10/2/2013 3:42 AM, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Ken Blake
writes
On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:35:15 -0400, Ron
wrote:

On 8/26/2013 5:06 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:35:01 -0500, CRNG

wrote:

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As far as I'm concerned, $4.99 is close enough to free. I don't
mind
paying for it.

If you've found it for free, care to share?

snip pirate link

So, you believe in stealing?????

And for a measly $5 even.


Petty theft, a misdemeanor in the USA. Course, some countries like
Spain
have laws that if it's for personal use and not for profit, downloading
from The Pirate Bay is completely legal and not considered theft.
You do
know that this group can be accessed by folks not in the USA or do you?

I do, but taking something that doesn't belong to you is still theft, no
matter how small.



It's only theft if the law says it's theft. Ask MS and Apple what they
took from Xerox. Did they activate before using what they took?

Negative, sir. If you have morals, and live by them, it's theft. The
law just provides consequences acceptable to the majority of society.



Give me a ****ing break and get off your high moral horse. No one
steals, right? Not Wall Street, not the politicians, the oil companies,
the banks?

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a big part of what is wrong with our
society today - "it's OK for me to steal since those folks did bad
things too! See, I'm entitled!"

Doesn't matter if the law provides you an exemption. Doesn't matter if
someone else is doing wrong. Doesn't matter if you can justify it to
yourself. It is still wrong.


And you're still on your high moral horse as if you were a bloody saint.
How does it feel to be morally perfect?

Never said I was morally perfect.

Then don't throw stones.


Only those without fault can find error in another? That would pretty
well eliminate the entire justice system. Sorry, I don't ascribe to
such nonsense.

Then keep finding fault.



I strive toward that high mark
however, yet I'm constantly aware of my failings. The difference,
apparently, is that I recognize them as failings.


If you hadn't eaten for a week, would you steal food?


So you are saying your theft of software is the moral equivalent of
stealing food for survival? That is ludicrous.


No, I am saying that even an upstanding morally correct saint such as
yourself would steal if the circumstances were right. That said,
downloading from the Bay isn't stealing here so your point is mute.

--
Alias

The only real problems are avarice, anger and stupidity.