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A distinction without a difference.

I appreciate your post, J, as I always do, and there is much truth in it. But all this extra-fine semantic parsing simply gives cover to thieves and those who sympathize with them.

A friend of my wife's, a PHD no less, knew I was a writer and asked me what word processor I preferred. After I told her she asked me if she could copy my copy of the program. I asked her if she would similarly walk into CompUSA, stuff the program into her pants, and walk out without paying.

Like so many, she thought that was different!

I wonder what she teaches her kids.

I stipulate: the record companies and the RIAA are evil, rapacious, and stupid. (So was the company whose software I recommended.) And I stipulate that technically what is happening is copyright infringement under the law.

Well, the truth is, the law has no bearing on my argument.

Whenever this comes up I cannot believe I'm having the conversation. Crikey, this is third-grade catechism stuff. One is either willing to steal--and here you can name any extenuating circumstances you like--or not.

Sorry; you can't polish this turd, my friend.

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