30 Nov
2002
30 Nov
'02
4:29 p.m.
At 11:52 PM 11/30/2002 +0100, you wrote:
Pretty simple. Lets say I'm making hamburgers and selling them. You bought one, tasted it and then made copies of it, invited friends and you ate them. Did you steal something from me? No. Did I get less money because you didn't buy hamburgers from me, but copied them instead? Yes. Was it theft? Of course not. Now, tell me, what is the difference?
In your hamburger example, did you go out an purchase the ingredients that go into making the hamburgers? I assume you did. In copying a CD, did you purchase the ingredients that go into making the CD? Other than the blank CD, I'm assuming you didn't. This is the difference. Craig M. Rath H: fripp@attbi.com W: rathc@questarweb.com