First off, I regret using the tone I have used in my previous post because it seems to have made you angry.
My point is that your discussions on a bulletin board doesn't change ground realities. Some piracy exists because there seems to be a valid need, needless to say that some piracy exists to fulfill greed. The high dependence on computing in todays world has forced people to use software - most of which, especially for the not so technically inclined, is expensive. Outside of the US, a copy of windows is more expensive than one months earnings. The whole problem is not as binary as you suggest.
Stuff you pointed out that has nothing to do with this discussion -
* 'Situational Ethics' is the kind of term that applies only in a intellectual masturbation of this sort.
* Clergy are not the only people doing charity.
* Your convictions are not my convictions.
PS: I wonder if you have any MP3s of songs that you never purchased. Honestly...
My point is that your discussions on a bulletin board doesn't change ground realities. Some piracy exists because there seems to be a valid need, needless to say that some piracy exists to fulfill greed. The high dependence on computing in todays world has forced people to use software - most of which, especially for the not so technically inclined, is expensive. Outside of the US, a copy of windows is more expensive than one months earnings. The whole problem is not as binary as you suggest.
Stuff you pointed out that has nothing to do with this discussion -
* 'Situational Ethics' is the kind of term that applies only in a intellectual masturbation of this sort.
* Clergy are not the only people doing charity.
* Your convictions are not my convictions.
PS: I wonder if you have any MP3s of songs that you never purchased. Honestly...