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Re: Pirated Amiga software on ebay
« on: September 07, 2010, 07:51:32 PM »
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I stole a pack of gum from the IGA when I was five.  Does that mean I have no place to speak against theft?


Have you ever sang or been sung the Happy Birthday song in a restaurant?  How about taking a picture of Mickey Mouse?  Are you sure that you didn't get anything under copyright in any of those family photos you took?

I don't know a single adult that doesn't violate some law (usually copyright and speeding).  I highly suspect that neither you nor anyone else on this board is the exception.
 

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Re: Pirated Amiga software on ebay
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2010, 12:49:16 AM »
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Now, is that really the point?  Sure, there are plenty of accidental violations in our lives, so should we just deliberately perpetrate or condone violations because it is so easy to transiently transgress?


Yes, it is the point.  I was not talking about accidental violations, and trying to pretend like your speeding and copyright violations are 'accidental' is laughable.  When you do 40 in a 35 zone in your car, you full well know that you are breaking the law.  Plugging your ears and pretending like you didn't notice that you were breaking the law doesn't change the fact that you were.

Either you are a letter of the law type person, or you recognize that some laws are just don't matter that much.  Playing absolutist concerning copyright is simply ridiculous and hypocritical.