(careering OT) copyright

[naama]

No: HPFGUIDX 10718

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> Dai Evans wrote:
> 
> > On a question of copyright morals, I wonder how many people on 
the
> > list can honestly say that 100% (or even 25%) of the software on
> > their computers is 100% legal.
> 
> Well, I paid for all mine. Including my two wordprocessing packages 
and
> PageMaker, which weren't cheap. Including the games (except the 
Blue's
> Clues freebies from their webpage).
> 
> > Perhaps people should think about that before
> > they condemn fiction copyright infringers.
> 
> I did. I have refused offers of illegal software copies before, and 
will
> again, for the same reasons. The immorality of theft remains, 
regardless
> of the scope or size of the stealee. One of my favorite old jokes 
has a
> similar punch:
> 
> Man to woman in bar, "Will you sleep with me for a million 
dollars?"
> Woman, "Yes."
> Man, "Will you sleep with me for twenty dollars?"
> Woman (outraged), "What kind of a woman do you think I am?"
> Man, "We've established that, we're haggling about price."

I've heard that one told of Bernard Shaw.

Naama

> 
> --Amanda