Date:         Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:37:52 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         bill <bill@freeholder.com>
Subject:      Re: Copyright free for all

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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