You can put whatever verbal spin you want on it, if it makes you feel better, but it's still stealing! I understand that nowadays, if you want something you just take it, and justify your actions later as something you have a right to do. Apparently, no one has a right to own any digital property, and restrict it as they please. No one has a right to make a living and feed their family.
You take something (anything) that doesn't belong to you, they call that stealing, and it's wrong. The owner of a copyright determines what is done with that property. If you ignore those restrictions, you have stolen that property.
The kind of attitude I've seen on the web concerning copyrights is disgusting. It reminds me of a small child taking someone's toy away because they want it, while criticizing the victim for not sharing.
This attitude is the primary cause of DRM. Nobody wants to play by the rules, because the rules don't apply to them. It's a morally bankrupt position that hurts all of us in the end.
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Posted by: Prototerm on March 31, 2004 01:29 AMYou take something (anything) that doesn't belong to you, they call that stealing, and it's wrong. The owner of a copyright determines what is done with that property. If you ignore those restrictions, you have stolen that property.
The kind of attitude I've seen on the web concerning copyrights is disgusting. It reminds me of a small child taking someone's toy away because they want it, while criticizing the victim for not sharing.
This attitude is the primary cause of DRM. Nobody wants to play by the rules, because the rules don't apply to them. It's a morally bankrupt position that hurts all of us in the end.
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