Re: Re: What kind of pirate am I?

On Wed, October 13, 2010 1:55 am, Kirk McElhearn wrote:
>
> On Oct 13, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Barry wrote:
>

[snip]

>> This is only about the moral view.  Legally the two instances have
>> little in common. Stealing a physical object is theft, and while
>> publishers like to call sharing books theft, it's hardly the same thing.
>>  It's cheating, not theft. Each situation is covered by different laws
>> with different penalties.
>
> That's the justification of pirates.

Maybe, but it's also the truth.

[snip]

> It's not really that complicated. So what if it can be reproduced at no
> cost; that doesn't change the fact that you're stealing.

According to your god maybe. According to my god, and the laws of my
country it is not. You can't win this argument on legal grounds, so if
you're going to win it at all you have to convince me that your god is
better than my god.

Good luck with that one.



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