Re: Mame is a tool for piracy and software theft !!!

From: Ted <nospamforted@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:10:45 GMT

Stevie Mormon wrote:
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> because software piracy is a crime, piracy is THEFT!
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No, it's a violation of copyright. Copyright violations are similar to
but distinct from theft, and are not even property crimes in the
traditional sense.
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