From: Ross Bamford <rossrt@...>
Date: 2006-02-02T21:15:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Strange posting about ebooks

On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 20:18 +0900, anne001 wrote:
> Yes, I was a clear minority on this one! I was surprise by the response
> of this list. "Me using a copy I have not paid for. Oh no!" And yet on
> a talk on rails, the presenter said one of the advantage of web
> applications was that the user did not have a copy of the program to
> give to his friends. This is presumably a site with computer folks and
> they --- Oh Never -- bootlegged something? They must all be old and
> established earning good salaries who have therefore gotten religion.
> Or the others did not say anything.
> 

Well, I for one am currently unemployed, and skint (or 'broke' as they
say). I certainly have no religion, and can't say I've never stolen
anything (can anyone?). But as a creative person (I like to think so,
anyway) I cannot condone copyright theft. Sometimes people *need*
things, but they never *need* books / software / music / etc.

In truth I don't get to buy that many books, but that doesn't mean I'm
going to start ripping off people for whom I have tremendous respect,
right in front of their faces, just so I can get something to read.
Especially when those same people go to great lengths to make sure I can
get the info I need anyway, by being active in the community.

-- 
Ross Bamford - rosco@roscopeco.REMOVE.co.uk