8 Mar
2009
8 Mar
'09
10:26 a.m.
It's not just theft; apparently copying a piece of
software is equivalent
to hijacking a tanker off the coast of Somalia, holding it and the crew
for millions in ransom, perhaps killing a few along the way, etc., or
the older images of slashing cutlasses, raping and pillaging, etc.
No doubt the same punishment will soon apply...
After all, it did immeasurable damage to western civilization
to have unfettered access to the intellectual property of
Shakespeare, Newton, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Babbage.
We ceratinly wouldn't want to make the same mistake with
Mickey Mouse and Excel.
(Said dripping with bitter sarcasm...)
BLS