*WARNING* rant ahead! *WARNING*
void rant()
{
thank you, tesco. it's always good to meet more people that have thought critically about this topic of piracy and its ill effects.
for all you that buy the RIAA's nonsense, take a look at this:
Free book on generating functions
anyone interested in a degree in math will find this book very helpful. Indeed, it was originally published and released as a textbook just like any other. After a while, sales declined (as they usually do once the initial rush of instructors and researchers have bought their copies of any textbook), and the author (Herb Wilf) requested from his publisher that he be allowed to post the book in PDF format on the internet. If you clicked the link, you've probably realized that they said yes. All the people that originally wanted the book already had bought it. After it was posted, more people saw it, decided that they wanted it, and some bought a copy just to have around. Their sales didn't drop, but rather increased.
imagine that!
i, for one, bought se4 after playing from a burned copy from a friend. And then i bought se4gold as well. does that make me less of a person? god i hope not! If that were true, I guess all those CDs i bought after hearing one of the songs on mp3 would simply be metaphors symbolizing my lack of morality.
} //end procedure rant()
sorry, i couldn't resist
-Timbo
[ April 18, 2004, 03:59: Message edited by: Yimboli ]