¯> ­! Aaron Gelner wrote to All Who Cares on 15 Jul 97  10:50:03
Good day !
 AG> Well, I just got this echo =).  Okay.  If someone was pirating
 AG> stuff and  you knew about it, would you:
 AG> [A].  Turn the person in, and take the chance of all these "warez"
 AG> bbsers    hating you?
Well, in my country 90% of all stuff is pirate, so you wouldn't have to 
earch
hard...  But why would you like to do anything about it ?  I mean, I don't
like people who turn their friends in...  It's not too nice what pirates do,
but I guess it's their problem and responsibity, and not yours.  Perhaps if
someone even makes a living from pirated stuff, you may drop a few hints, but
for people who play pirated games etc, it's not your business (IMO).
 AG> (This is  what I want to do, but since I
 AG> do NOT pirate anything myself,
Uhh. How much have you spent on software so far ?  I mean, it's OK to support
shareware authors and other programmers who deserve it, but there are some
companies (like M$, and Gates with his $ 36 billion) to whom I'm not eager to
pay. 
 AG> [C].  Let him ride, and he continues to distribue it.
So, it's a BBS ?  Well, if I were you I wouldn't turn anyone in, but then
again, in the USA people are much more willing to obey and support the
authorities.  Here, some people even consider the police to be their enemy,
because sometimes they torture or blackmail people without any reason.
 AG> Please, any help, info on who to contact, etc would be muchly 
 AG> appreciated, because I have like 10 people (sysops) who have "warez"
 AG> that they  do trading with.   
Attach almost all Hungarian BBS's to your list, but in fact you can't do
anything with it here.  WE don't turn in sysops just because they pirate, and
the police doesn't care if they can't make a scandal out of it.
Don't forget to answer...
                                          Daniel
SM_aRT@schoolmail.com
... I'll have what the gentleman on the floor is having.
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