RE: Morality and Pirated Software

Actually, no

I'm using different aspects of the same argument.

My point is that if you buy something you should be able to do whatever you 
want with it. You should not be forced by others to act in certain ways to 
protect their self-interest.

Both copyright and anti-competitive laws play into this. So I used both of 
them. They are not contrary to each other.

Which brings up a stray thought. If copyright is there to protect those who 
come up with artistic creations, can a company hold a copyright on 
anything. They are neither individuals or creative. And I know before you 
say it, a corporation is legally an entity. But if an individual created 
something, shouldn't they get the credit (rewards) and not the individual?

Thomas

At 04:39 PM 7/12/2002, you wrote:
>You're comparing copyright laws with anti-competative behavior which is
>comparing apples to hamburger.  Copyright laws are designed to protect those
>who come up with artistic creations to be compensated for the work they did
>to create it.  What MS was doing by requiring bundling was to eliminate
>competition from other browsers and thus make the barriers for entering the
>browser marketplace higher.  Not the same and I think you confuse others by
>trying to compare and contrast them.

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