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From: DAVEA%CERNVM.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (David Almond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Piracy
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Date: 9 Dec 88 14:15:16 GMT
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 While reading this intresting debate about piracy I would like to
throw my tuppence worth. As a computer operator in education (ex) I
had a great deal of trouble getting people to understand copywright
. If there was a class of ten machines sitting in a group and the
lecturer wanted to teach something using product X they usually saw
no reason why they shouldnt buy one product and copy it 10 times.
Despite coming out with all the usual reasons and explanations they
just could not see the problem. Even when buying software, if I was
buying then I would evaluate a site licence or a multi-licence because
thats what I learnt was the right thing to do . The problem became
really intense when you bring in the adult student. You then get the
situation

    A) I like this software I use in class, can I have a copy

    b) Would you like a copy of this software I use at home

AAAAGHHHHHH

  It used to drive me nuts trying to keep the books straight and everyone
though I was on some sort of moral crusade.

 I think we are stuck with the situation where those people who produce
copy protection think they are helping prevent piracy by protecting.

 Us honest users tear out our hair trying to use the software with copy
protection

 And the pirates dont care either way because they dont have the imagination
to realise the damage they do.

 Denmark is the obvious place where a country has been blitzed by people
copying software will nilly and where any honest software vendore wouldnt
go a near with a barge pole because they know there sales are going
to be low and that piracy will do the rest.

 Although I think there are some ideas to beat this thing none will eradicate
the problem until the pirates are made to think about the error of their ways
and this they wont do because they dont have the imagination to care!!!