Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But you're assuming that everyone has a moral backbone. I have no right to the dozens of pens I have on my desk here at home that were taken from my work, but here they are. Ever sell a car and skip over a flaw or two when describing it? From my observations, many people are not as honest as they might be, but because of--[sorry, someone walked into the room and I lost my place on the keyboard and inadvertently send the message]-- moral relativism tehy don't see it as a problem. A $700 program for free sounds great to very many people. How much music is "traded" by peer-to-peer internet sites? Let's face it, we are in the age of the dishonest. Sam S B. D. Colen wrote: > I have to say that I think rationalizing stealing intellectual property > by saying that it's grossly overpriced is disgusting. How would anyone > making this rationalization feel about having their 'grossly overpriced' > photographs stolen for use by someone else? > > I can argue that Leicas are grossly overpriced...does that mean that I > should steal a Leica? > > Yes, I do believe that there are some necessities which should, one way > or another, be available to everyone - health care, shelter, and food. > But I don't believe that they should be stolen either. > > No one has to use Photoshop - there are cheaper alternatives. In fact, > the Corel products are very very similar to Photoshop and are a fraction > of the price. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Eric > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:19 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Re: Photoshop 7.0 for Mac OS > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html