Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!sri-spam!mordor!lll-tis!ptsfa!ihnp4!upba!eecae!nancy!msudoc!conklin From: conklin@msudoc.ee.mich-state.edu (Terry Conklin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Software Piracy (names, addresses, numbers and pictures) Message-ID: <10@nancy.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Jul-87 02:26:46 EDT Article-I.D.: nancy.10 Posted: Mon Jul 27 02:26:46 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jul-87 03:19:59 EDT References: <240@uscacsc.UUCP> Sender: usenet@nancy.UUCP Reply-To: conklin@msudoc.UUCP Distribution: world Organization: Michigan State Univ., Engineering, E. Lansing Lines: 43 Keywords: Assailant marks a thief!? Summary: The REAL criminal here is: This marks to date the most offense posting I have ever seen on the net. While software piracy is certainly a problem in search of a solution, this posters crime has LONG SINCE been solved - with jail! A long time ago, there was a theory to the effect "End doesn't justify the means." So I sure as hell wont allow this attempt to 'combat piracy' justify it's _blatant_ illegality! For the a** that put this up, let me clue you in on a few things about the U.S. For one, people are "innocent until proven guilty." And strange as it may seem, one of the reasons that's so is to prevent SLANDER. Publishing someone's name to the net constitute EPIC misuse of the net. You're not kidding it was smart to be "guest," but not because the pirates will get you, anyone with a sense of law is out to get you too! Here's another mystic concept for you. "The accused has a right to know his accuser." That too is prevent slander and self crowned vigilantes. And to prevent every crook from phoning in 'anonymous tips' on someone they aren't happy with. But criminals prefer to be anonymous... But perhaps the lowest thing of all is the inclusion of a photograph. You have NO way of knowing that's legit. It could be a picture of ANYONE, from anywhere. Not only might the pirate board have used someone else's picture, YOU could have used someone else's picture. Pirates aren't stupid! They're NOT going to have THEIR picture up there! You have utterly NO way of gaurenteeing that person's innocence, and you have posted his picture to tens of thousands of sites as a THIEF. Well theives may be, but I am far more concerned with putting a legal rapist like you behind bars. And yet, it seem unimaginable that any honest person would be so flagrant and vile. My guess is that you ARE a pirate, perhaps one of the "losers," trying to get back at other legit boards or pirate friends who shunned you. And now that you've posted these numbers to the net, any that are pirate will do 10 times the distribution they did before! 10 TIMES the damage. Who are you trying to kid?! How many number are people homes? Just stay off the net and let us stick to legal answers to piracy. Terry Conklin ihnp4!msudoc!conklin conklin@cps.msu.edu