Amen. IMO, photographers, more than most groups of people, should be
sensitive to copyright issues.
ScottGee1
On Apr 8, 2005 10:24 AM, Thomas Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> A couple of comments:
>
> In the recent thread on antivirus-software, increasingly detailed
> references to how one could acquire illegally copied / pirated versions
> of commercial anti-virus software were posted.
>
> Using illegal/pirated software is a personal choice, and I do not want
> to impose on anyone on the list how they think and feel about it, or if
> they use it personally.
>
> However I will *not* accept when ways of pirating software is discussed
> on the list!
>
> It's my name on the contract with the ISP, and I'd not like to be
> dragged into court for "running a list discussing pirated software /
> warez". So is it too much to ask that the above be respected?
>
> One of the offending individuals this time was, on Feb 27 2005, given a
> warning for exactly the same situation. He was instructed not to do
> such again, and agreed at the time. Seeing that this did not help, I am
> inclined to "ask" this individual to cease posting to the list.
>
> Since we're not in the habit of excluding listees (I think it's
> happened once before, although for entirely different reasons), I
> thought I'd toss this email/explanation out on the list to ensure
> complete openness.
>
> Any comments to this email should be sent to olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> --thomas
>
> For the record: my own point of view is, that one should respect the
> licensing conditions of the author of the software, and I do not
> personally use any pirated software whatsoever. Most of what I need is
> available free (www.gimp.org, www.openoffice.org and so on) -- and what
> I can't get legally for free (say, iWorks), I either pay for or I don't
> use it.
>
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