At 08:00 PM 3/30/97 -0600, you wrote: >I'm not saying whether copying this material is right or wrong, I'm just >saying that noone was saying that general copying of material is alright. >Your comparison with a car thief was somewhat off-base. I disagree. Stealing is stealing. Makes no difference whether you are shoplifting, ripping off a car stereo, or taping the movies you rent at Blockbuster. Many people find some kinds of theft easier to justify to themselves, but the difference is all in the mind.
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