Subj : Should EMulation.... To : Hax0r From : Spaceman Spiff Date : Sun Jul 09 2000 08:00 am RE: Should EMulation.... BY: Hax0r to Tinman on Wed Jun 07 2000 09:27 pm > RE: Should EMulation.... > BY: Tinman to Wein_Df on Wed Apr 19 2000 07:01 pm > > > If you want to be a pirate, thats fine by me, i'll admit it, i just down > > office 2000 profesional edition... but that is a personal choice, is it r > > yes, i know that. and i know that if everybodey did it, there would certo > > no more office 2000. Personaly , i think that it should be illegal, and i > > really dont know why anybodey would even consider asking if it should or > > shouldent be. > > Well I have to agree with the philosophy, and I agree that you have the righ > to choose to break the law and pirate that ware -- but, what exactly is wron > with duplicating *ANYTHING* that you legitimately own for personal use? > > This is what I have a problem with -- there are certain organizations out th > that seem to believe that you do not have a right to duplicate videos, music > software, etc for your own personal use. I always thought that "If I own it > then why can't i do whatever I want with it, so long as I don't permit other > to have it for free?" should be societies approach > makes sense to me. .