TonyB wrote in message <37ef94d5@news.povray.org>...
>>  Piracy is stealing, plain and simple. If someone we know gives us a copy
>>of software that is for another end-user then we both become thieves.
>
>I consider it testing non-demo software or trying out the full potential of
>crippled trialware. I also consider it borrowing. For example, I have a
>friend that bought MS Office 97. When I needed to do some spreadsheeting, I
>would go over to his house. This became repetetive. What difference does it
>make to use the program here at home, when I can go over and use it at his
>house? It saves me a couple dozen trips. So, I got a copy of Office from
>him.
The difference between the two is that you can be prosecuted for using your
copy, but not for using your friend's copy.

Mark

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