From: "bxf" <
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| Yes, I actually knew the answer to my own question. BUT, do the
| responders making replies like those above necessarily check the source
| of the message before making the response?Never mind, it's not really
| important.
|
| I just don't believe anybody should be preaching about breaking the law
| in this regard any more than one would preach about illegal parking,
| for example. In fact, one can argue that by parking illegaly, somebody
| may be inconvenienced, whereas nobody gets hurt in any way by a person
| making a backup disk. It is an act that is illegal even though there is
| absolutely no harm done (with the possible argument that somebody would
| be deprived of another sale in the event that you were to damage your
| disk and wanted to buy another copy).
One shouldn't preach. However, one should always point out that under certain circumstances
there is unethical use. To not do so would itself be unethical or at least malpractice on
the part of the replier.