Re: Windows XP Issue (Activation) III

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From: Al Smith (invalid_at_address.com)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 23:44:14 GMT

> Here is the acid test to me: If you violate the EULA and install an
> unlicensed copy of ANYTHING, did the vendor realize a loss of revenue? In
> all cases, if you are using an unlicensed copy which was not paid for
> according to the license, then the answer is YES.
>
> It doesn't make any difference if the unlicensed copy was sold to you from
> another thief, or if a company installs 80 copies and only has licenses
> for 79, or if you install a second copy without a license for it, it's
> still one less (or more) sale that the vendor gets.

Why does this nonsense get repeated? Just because someone installs
an unlicensed copy of software does not mean that person would
otherwise have bought a licensed copy. Do you think everyone who
downloads mp3 music files would otherwise have gone out and bought
the albums they are on? No, of course not.

The unauthorized reproduction of software does not diminish the
earnings of the software seller in the slightest degree. It does
not reduce in any way the wealth possessed by the seller. That the
person who uses unlicensed software might otherwise have bought
the software is conjecture, based on no evidence. The only thing
we can be sure of is that it takes nothing tangible away from the
software seller.

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