Thread: Is it okay for a student with limited financial resources to pirate software?
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2010-09-21 , 18:19
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Originally Posted by Grok View Post
The other sad justification in this pervasive pattern of stealing intellectual property is that it's EASY!

I wonder, who of you would borrow or steal a nice car if the keys were in it and no one was around?

Those of you who wouldn't should rethink your justification for stealing software etc.

Those who would..........well, a thief is a thief.
s/rationalization/justification

And while I agree with your analogy (see my previous book example that no one wanted to touch), many claim that improper acquisition of intellectual property isn't theft due mainly to the product's "insubstantial" nature. But that argument is a gross failure of logic. Not that anyone cares.
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