Re: ::scr (c)opyright

[simon wistow <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:09:59PM +0000, Alex Robinson said:
> Isn't piracy making money off the back of someone else's work rather than
> simply redistributing it?

Arguably yes, but Microsoft et al. would have it different.

By not paying somebody for a product then you effectivley making money off
their back - you're x pounds up (or rather, not down) and they're 1 product
down.

Except with software piracy they don't lose 1 product. But neither have they
gained the money that you'd have given them.




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