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geoschmo said:
Somebody will have to explain to me why this is a bad thing. Why do we assume that we have an inalienable right to make copies of software, even for backup purposes?
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Simply put Geoschmo, we do not. That is clearly outlined and stated in all software licenses. It is our responsibility to read the included documentation when we install and use software. If the software is acquired illegally, then you have no excuse to be using it and are running the risk for doing so. That said, many people opt to use pirated software as opposed to buying it.
I do think though, that out dated software should be considered low priority and therefore encouraged to be traded freely. It is a win win situation for the manufacture. They interest people in their old software, while positioning themselves to sell more new software to those who like their old software.
Ask yourself this question, all those programs you have boughten over the years, how many of them do you still use? Why allow them to go to waste? You can sell the copies to a second hand store, or do what many people have done, and interrupted the law to mean that they can publish copywrited software on a P2P network.
I for one do not like to obtain things via p2p. I simply feel that I should pay for them so that I have ownership over the right to use it. I do not own the software or the program, but I do own that copy and am responsible for it. In that way, I do back up my copies, or buy a second copy when I can afford it. I simply believe that if I am going to pay $50.00 plus for something that can be damaged or destroyed very easily, I want a spare. Like a spare tire so to speak. However that does not mean that I want to use someone else’s used or spare tire.
JMHO and 2 cents worth.
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