VERY 'dodgy' ebay seller!

[Amithony]

Love your work. This is exactly my point. You have the right to that opinion also without anyone flaming you for it.

[motorollin]

Amithony wrote:
Love your work.

I can't work out whether that was sarcasm... ;-)

Amithony wrote:
This is exactly my point. You have the right to that opinion also without anyone flaming you for it.

And the circle is complete!

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moto

[Amithony]

@moto

No sarcasm was intended. I just felt passionately about the topic of software piracy vs preservation. I just wish that there was a ruling that made software more accessible after say 20 years with the permission of the software authors. I'd hate to think that we'll all be reduced to emulation as the competing systems become more powerful and we slip back into the nether. The person purchasing the software can choose not to at the end of the day.

[motorollin]

@Amithony
I believe that in some countries there is a law which states that if software is no longer available it is permissible to distribute it, even if it is still within copyright. This would probably apply to a lot of Amiga software. However, I don't think that law extends to selling the software for a profit.

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moto

[Amithony]

motorollin wrote:
@Amithony
I believe that in some countries there is a law which states that if software is no longer available it is permissible to distribute it, even if it is still within copyright. This would probably apply to a lot of Amiga software. However, I don't think that law extends to selling the software for a profit.

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moto

This is true. But i think at some point everyone has done something they aren't proud of. Does taking him to the ebay police help anyone? Seems a bit harsh to me, that's all. I think we were talking about Alfred Chicken. A game worth crossing the road for?  :-P

Oh well. I guess we can agree to disagree. I would prefer to have a world crawling with casual copiers than to lose the software forever. Maybe that's one for another thread.

[motorollin]

I never disagreed with you on the issue of piracy in general or this particular case. My only comment was regarding what you said about not being able to say that your opinion is the right one... but it seems we are actually on the same page there ;-)

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moto