At 5:07 PM -0500 12/09/2005, Tom W. wrote:
On 12/9/05, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No. There are plenty of stories of people getting busted for
software piracy who've claimed they didn't know it was wrong. That
defense rarely works.
Why don't we start with one story? I've never, ever heard of a
computer company coming after a user who sold his laptop with an OS
on it.
I know people get busted for duplicating software and then selling
it, but a home user selling his computer getting hunted down by the
police?
I don't think so.
Microsloth's hired / authorized copyright police have eBay terminate
auctions regularly, regardless of who the seller is. But I don't
think they push for fines and such against private individuals.
Then there's the BSA, ?Business Software Association? The
international copyright police that are employeed by the likes of MS.
They go into companys and nail them for infringement. Then they
check the employees homes to see if what they've copied... Big fines
they collect!
I don't recall hearing of a private seller getting busted for
shipping a computer with an Apple OS on it...
- Dan.
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