The answer is, it's not theft - you're not stealing anything. But it is illegal, at least in principle, because you're breaking the terms of the license agreement.
Whether the license agreement itself is legal and enforceable is a different question, of course. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 June 2005 03:41 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Cheap (?) Photoshop CS2 upgrade > > Microsoft already took a hand and a leg. I have an eye patch. > Now all I need is a parrot and all my software will be free. > > The conundrum is if there is no way you would ever buy the > software (for personal use) at the price they sell it for, > what are you stealing from them? Is there a theft when there > is not a loss? What are the consequences legally, morally, ethically? > > Ethical philosophy 101: There will be a test Monday.
