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In article writes:
Let's put it in the context of computer software. If a friend gives you a
copy of Microsoft Word for free, you've deprived Microsoft of at least $100
in profit.
There's another way of looking at it, though. If someone gives me a
copy of Word, I load it up, don't like it, and deleted it from my
system, I've avoided wasting the cost of a copy, and Microsoft has
avoided having an unhappy customer who might post to all the
newsgroups "Microsoft Word sucks!"
If an MP3 file of a song was viewed as a listening sample, a
conveniently accessable try-before-you-buy, that would make sense. But
many people simply collect MP3s (even ones they don't like and may
never listen to again) and for this reason, never see a need to buy
anything.
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lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo
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