guilty of piracy? (Was operating systems) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Jan 1998

At 04:51 PM 1/5/98 EST, you wrote:

...
 I'm sorry, but if people say it's ok to pirate
old games, even more people
than now will start to say, "Well, this game is not that new", and pirate IT.
Now, I have nothing against software piracy on a simple basis: either I get
the program for free, and the compay loses 50 bucks, or I don't get the
program at all, which means that the company is still 50 bucks short. However,
...
 my 14.4 modem helps me keep my morals straight :)

I guess we should just take this on a case by case basis. Most home pirates
never get caught. The "software cops" always go after the bigtime
distributors, people who make the copies and distribute them to others. I
don't think it really matters, because people are gonna do what they want
to do no matter what (Like me).

...
 How many people do you suppose would buy the original
frogger? Even for $5?
Even if someone put a rack of frogger diskettes for free out in CompUSA or
something, how many would take it? 
I sure as heck would. I never pass up on anything free. I would also pay $5
for the original Frogger if I had an XT or 286 sitting at home.

-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-