hi Kyle, So you now agree with me then, depriving someone of the royalties for their copyrighted material is theft?
It does seem that most people are now coming round to my point of view as well, so perhaps we can now lay this to rest. Thanks Tim On 8 September 2010 20:59, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, it's commonly called a "payment method." Amazon does it every > day. > > If I copy your credit card we both have it. (not theft) > If I steal your money you no longer have it. (theft) > > On 9/8/2010 10:47 PM, sanga collins wrote: > > If you copy a credit card ... that is fraud! LOL > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Exactly, >> >> Thanks J at last a note of sanity :-) >> >> >> On 8 September 2010 20:20, J.Mwebaze <[email protected]> wrote: >> > To Tim >> > If i copy a credit card - that is not theft - but if i use the copied >> > credit >> > card for any transactions - then that is theft ! >> > J. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Seriously, linking piracy to terrorism I thought took thing way way too >> >> far and made the message pointless. Yeah I pirate something and planes >> >> fly >> >> in to the twin towers. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> >> Technical Manager >> >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Tim Schofield" <[email protected]> >> >> To: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> >> >> Cc: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:12:25 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq >> >> Subject: [LUG] Re: [OT] Copying is not theft! (Hi Tim!) >> >> >> >> Just a quick serious response. The reason you are wrong here is that >> >> copyright theft is theft even under your definition, because the >> >> copyright holder has been deprived of their royalties. >> >> >> >> Think credit cards. If I copy someone's credit card and use it to buy >> >> stuff, is this theft, or am I benefiting everyone by creating an extra >> >> card that didn't exist before? >> >> >> >> Anyway, enough of this. >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> On 8 September 2010 06:19, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hey Tim >> >> > >> >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw-MFeR8Frw >> >> > >> >> > If my theory is correct, your head should explode around the 45 >> >> > second >> >> > mark. >> >> > >> >> > Enjoy! :) >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > Kyle Spencer >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> WebERP Africa Ltd >> >> +447710427049 >> >> +256752963327 >> >> +255784602561 >> >> www.weberpafrica.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> LUG mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> >> >> All Archives can be found at >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> >> attachments if any). 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