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Subject: Re: [motm] Top Fifteen Reasons to own a Real Analog Modular

From: Neil Bradley <nb@...>
Date: 2004-05-19

> No, it's still theft.

That's that the RIAA and other software Nazis would like you to believe,
but it's just not legally true. Theft is defined legally in the US as
"removal of property without permission". No property is removed in
software use if you make a copy, but you're in violation of its licensed
use. Now if you steal someone's disc with the software on it, that is
theft. ;-)

> And if you get caught, you still go to jail. "But
> your honor, it was just software!"

I didn't say that it made it OK. You can still go to jail for unauthorized
use.

-->Neil

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