From: Michael Greenly Date: 2006-05-17T04:24:08+09:00 Subject: Re: Ticked Off Paul D. Kraus wrote: >> >> >> There is an ethical difference. >> >> It's unethical to artificially limit a resource simply so that you can >> profit. >> >> It's illegal to violate copyright laws. >> >> It's equally unethical to expect someone to provide you with services, > work, or software cheaply or for free simply because you can not afford > to > pay them what they have deemed their time is worth. > > Your argument is invalid and illogical in every sense. You are trying to > take a very BIG view of a very specific situation. Before that > your comfortable with that has to do with leaching off of others work > and > time here> why not contact the author or publisher and explain the > situation. > > Regardless, the author has NO i repeat NO obligation to provide his work > to > ANYONE for free EVER. Wrap your criminal behavior/intentions in all the > nice > fluff you want to justify it with but do NOT fool yourself it is still > immoral, unethical, and criminal. > > Not to mention most people on this list are making their livelihoods by > selling and creating intellectual property. Its like stabbing a bee > hive. > > Paul Wow, you make lots of bad assumptions. My criminal behavior? You make lots of bad assumptions. I've purchased every single Ruby/Rails book published so far and have never in my life knowingly pirated anything. Right or wrong it's the law and I'm stuck with it, but at least I don't stick my head in the sand and pretend it's the way the world should work. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.