[Gllug] Uh oh, ministers consider "anti file-sharing laws"

[Martin A. Brooks]

Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 19:44 +0000, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
>   
>> That's literally the most stupid argument I've ever seen you put 
>> forward. Well done.
>>
>> "Not buying product A is morally equivalent to stealing product A".
>>     
>
> But it is analogous to your suggestion that those who never intended to
> buy product x and download it instead are committing theft. In both
> cases the net difference to the copyright holder is nil.

Err no.  The net effect is irrelavent, it's the intention.  Hence we 
don't have people getting off for attempted murder with the argument 
"Well I didn't actually kill her, so it's just like I never tried, right?"

My moral compass is very clear on this point.
-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at gllug.org.uk
http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug