Re: A89: Me distributing roms.


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Re: A89: Me distributing roms.




Is copying credit card numbers from an e-commerce website stealing? :)

Bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Serial" <Serial@earthlink.net>
To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.


> 
> See the problem here is that programs are not physical property. If you goto
> adobe's site your not tresspassing and to download it is not theft.. this is
> like apples and ... watermellons
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cassady Roop <croop@oregontrail.net>
> To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 6:38 AM
> Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
> 
> 
> >
> > So, by similar logic, if someone leaves their door unlocked, you would
> > feel justified in walking into their house even if you don'e even know
> > them?
> >
> > Or if I had a truck (the computer) and I wanted your lawnmower, and it
> > was just sitting there on your lawn without any gate (passwords) or
> > for-sale sign on it (no payment), it would be legal for me to put the
> > lawnmower in my truck (download) and drive away with it?
> >
> > Cassady Roop
> >
> > Serial wrote:
> > >
> > > Simple. There is no payment to download it and it is not protected by
> any
> > > passwords or compression. It'd be like if adobe put a full download of
> > > photoshop in their site for free and said we're breaking the law if we
> > > download it.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> > > [mailto:owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Cassady Roop
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 6:22 PM
> > > To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> > > Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
> > >
> > > > hold no rights over public property and if they have a problem with
> that
> > > I'd
> > > > like to hear about it in person. If you work for Ti mail me and I'll
> call
> > > > you personally and you can explain why you think you have a right to
> stop
> > > > the distrobution of public software through the use of threats and
> > > reporting
> > >
> > > How exactly does a ROM TI wrote fall under the term 'public property'
> > > unless they say it does? (which they don't)
> > >
> > > Cassady Roop
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 



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