> > > > To take up the car thief metaphor--which I agree is extremely > inappropriate--what about the company that leaves the keys in the > ignition, the convertible top down, and the door unlocked, sitting in front > of the high school at 3 PM? Oh, yeah, it's illegal to circumvent the > encryption, isn't it? > > Sorry--I don't mean to dis Jessica. In fact, I think she should start a > company herding cats, I mean film distributors, to get their movies onto > campuses in just this way. > > Judy Shoaf > > Judy, > I think you are leaving out key elements of your car "analogy" . The "parents" of the HS students actually tell them where the car is and how to steal it. Also the car company did not leave the keys in the car, someone had to hot-wire it, in order to steal it. The company just was dumb enough to think their car was safe near a school because it thought the parents and teachers would make sure the kids did not steal cars.
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