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		tomjen on May 16, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask YC: Do you love or hate software piracy? An interesting point. But copyright according to the US constitution is something Congress _can_ grant for a limited time "to promote arts...". So this _is_ a case of situational ethics.

eru on May 16, 2008 | [–]

At least in the U.S.

bdr on May 16, 2008 | [–]

Law != Ethics

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