Subj : Re: about to blow a gaske
To   : Finnigann
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Sun May 29 2005 09:43 am

  Re: Re: about to blow a gaske
  By: Finnigann to Angus Mcleod on Sun May 29 2005 01:24:00

 >  > Think of it this way... you buy a computer with Windoes pre-loaded on it.
 >  > It turns out that that copy of Windows is not a legal copy.
 >  >
 >  > The company who installed Windows is at fault, not you.
 > 
 >  AM> But you are still using an illegal copy of the product and
 >  AM> subject to whatever legal action the copyright holder sees fit to
 >  AM> bring to bear.
 > 
 > This might just be the difference in court systems but here the court
 > decides what the remedy will be, not the victim.

Of course, but as I said, the victim is free to take you to court to seek 
restitution.  If you buy a car and discover afterwards that it was stolen, 
you don't just get to keep it.

 > Would a rational person seek to verify software rights? They could, but
 > would they be expected to? Prolly not.
 > 
 > All else being equal, the company selling pirated software would face
 > the full force of the law.

Correct.  But those who were found to be using pirated software would 
probably be required to obtain legitimate licenses for that software.  

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