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Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar
From: |
Alfred M. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar |
Date: |
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:54:36 +0100 |
> An ethical person won't misappropriate copyrighted software
> anyway. No company rule is needed.
>
> An unethical person will ignore the copyright license if it's
> convenient for him to do so, and he will likewise ignore the
> company rule if it's convenient for him to do so.
>
> Ignoring a license that subjugates a users freedom is not
> unethical, it is the only right thing to do. It may be illegal,
> but it is not unethical or immoral to do so.
I disagree, since that ignores the author's desires. The ethical
thing is not to touch the software at all.
The users freedoms are always more important.
> If you ask me for a program that is useful to you, and the
> license states that I cannot copy it to you, then I will still do
> so, since that is what is right, that is the only ethical and
> moral decision.
Why do you acquire software when you don't like its license? I
know that I don't. Running into moral dilemmas open-eyed is
stupid.
I don't have any software like that, it was an example.
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, (continued)
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/12
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/02/12
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/12
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/02/12
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/02/13
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/02/13
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/12
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/12
Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/02/22
Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, David Kastrup, 2009/02/22
Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar,
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