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From: perry@atux01.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: software piracy/copy protection
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Date: Tue, 7-Jul-87 13:51:03 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  7 13:51:03 1987
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Summary: Food, Rent, Etc.

I just want to add to this discussion that pirates DO take such simple
pleasures as FOOD and RENT away from the authors of software. Not  all
authors are members of million dollar  publishing conglomerates.  Some
(if not most) are people just like you and  me putting in huge efforts
hoping for some material reward. Pirates subvert the very basis of the
industry. 

In our case, we took what we thought was a new approach. Give a lot to
the community. Provide  a  quality product.  Keep the cost low.  Don't
copy protect.  Even  ASK  people not to  pirate. We thought somehow we
would be spared from piracy because  of  the things we've done for the
community and the other things mentioned above.

How'd this idea work out? (ie: place trust in our fellow person?) Well
in one case someone uploaded Facc and its manuals (complete with copy-
right notice and  plea not to pirate) to a bbs and called it ``newadd-
buffers.'' Here everyone. Feast upon this! Some schmuck trusted us!

You people who pirate  software must  come to understand the very real
effect your  theft has on small (and  large) software authors and pub-
lishers. You're stealing. You're depriving people of their basic right
of  compensation  for labor.  You're  depriving people  of their basic
needs like paying rent. Or buying food. 

You think this is over  dramatizing  the  situation? Try quitting YOUR
job and pinning  all  YOUR  hopes on a software product. We'll see how
you feel about piracy then.

Just say no - to software theft.

Perry S. Kivolowitz