<crosses eyes> It's too soon for another copyright debate
but there
are two issues, one legal and one ethical. The legal issue splits into
technical and practical. As a practical matter, no harm would come to me
by printing and mailing the posts. Technically, I don't really care
because I've seen it argued that the sky is green and the grass is blue,
and with the legal system being what it is, sometimes it's just the luck
of the draw when they're handing out judges. I have a friend who took a
"never should have been filed" case to the SCOTUS twice over a period of
almost 10 years (affording him the opportunity to send both of his
children to a very good private school)--and he won, twice--but it was
costly. Of course, the only reason his client was sued is that it had
deep pockets...and I certainly don't.
I'm more concerned with the ethical issue, and while I'll spare you a
dissertation on my personal philosophy--which focuses on doing the right
thing even when it's inconvenient--upon reflection, I don't really think
it's the right thing to do. Furthermore, it adds nothing to my question
for Microsoft. If they want to see how much misinformation is being
passed along about the entire activation process, they can google for
it, just like I did.
And as one more purely practical matter, people who overstuff envelopes
look like cranks. A one page certified letter gets a whole lot more
attention than does a fat, battered envelope (they never emerge from the
postal machines unscathed).
There's more--I've been trained to consider even the most outlandish
possibilities--but this is enough for here.
I guess now that I've put this much time into talking about it, I'm
actually going to have to take the time to write the damn letter.
That's one more spanking for you, Kurt. <grin>
rl
