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Ah! The BSA argument!
I KNEW I'd seen the proposal before. Microsoft uses something like this to bully small business users into upgrading to software they don't particularly need by threatening to sue for "illegal" software usage. It's a scam to force upgrades and get more income.

Sort of like not being allowed to back up your stuff. You better have a commericial backup copy of everything you buy or else. Under the proposal, the burnt copies of software my corporate office send us field engineers could be considered illegal even though we pay MS through the nose for Enterprise licensing.

I don't have a problem with paying for something, but dang! Over and over and over? I don't think so! Copyright laws are more hindrance than help these days and are designed less to protect content than to guarantee unearned income long after there should be an expiration date.
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COPYRIGHTS need to be STRICTLY INFORCED N O W !  idnew2011@... | 03/08/04
(NT) Wow. So does correct spelling.  James T. Kirk | 03/08/04
He/She must have a Copyright on it so it is correct for them  idnew2012@... | 03/08/04
Sure...  BitTwiddler | 03/08/04
http://www.iespell.com  AbsolutelyNot | 03/08/04
then enforce them!  ryusen | 03/08/04
Money needs to be paid for software and for using it  idnew2011@... | 03/08/04
Disagree.  doe_z | 03/08/04
I agree to disagree with you  idnew2012@... | 03/08/04
Define The Word Payment  rabban192 | 03/08/04
One problem with this  tic swayback | 03/08/04
minor correction...  OldeTimeGeek | 03/09/04
Mistake  rabban192 | 03/09/04
"BTW: Professional has two, not one 's'. "  B_HI | 03/08/04
How many names do you use?! (NT)  el1jones | 03/08/04
Piracy is wrong and needs to be punished  idnew2012@... | 03/08/04
Worth Comparing  Nigel Johnstone | 03/08/04
Ah! The BSA argument!  AbsolutelyNot | 03/08/04
Seems like lawyers making ways to make more money  voska | 03/08/04
I agree 100%  Jomo_z | 03/08/04
Stealing is wrong, but this is not stealing  tic swayback | 03/08/04
Copyright Holders Shouldn't Remain Ignorant  ParadigmOdyssey | 03/08/04
Copyright Holders need to sue offenders NOW  idnew2012@... | 03/08/04
Dear MEPs  Nigel Johnstone | 03/08/04
How valuable is your personal liberty?  Goobers | 03/08/04
This how you fix the piracy problem  voska | 03/08/04
The law is the law  Bill4 | 03/08/04
Not a job creator  Nigel Johnstone | 03/08/04
Message has been deleted.  idnew2013@... | 03/08/04
Message has been deleted.  idnew2013@... | 03/08/04
Message has been deleted.  tidapornk@... | 03/08/04
Please note  Nigel Johnstone | 03/08/04
Think it's Bitty in one of his many incarnations...?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/08/04
Laws are created to keep honest people honest  idnew2012@... | 03/08/04
Govt's Job is to pretect it's people  ryusen | 03/08/04
The fallacy of "intellectual property"  Goobers | 03/08/04
100+ years isn't limited though  voska | 03/08/04
Freedom of speech, but abide by copyrigh laws on software  idnew2025@... | 03/08/04
True, but...  Nigel Johnstone | 03/09/04
uh huh copyright nothing i pay for the software is mine period  M_c | 03/08/04

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