Malaysia Says Piracy (Might Be) OK for Learning

mkbz writes "a Malaysian newspaper published a story quoting Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, who condemned the use of pirated software for business, but also said they may turn a blind eye to piracy when it comes to education: "But for educational purposes and to encourage computer usage, we may consider allowing schools and social organisations to use pirated software." is learning more important than copyright enforcement? could each of the pirated works found in schools be written off as donations? how can this benefit both the people AND the software makers? Read the full article here."

Comments

Duh!

[telstar]

My friends and I have always considered piracy the "educational discount"!

Re:yes its ok

[Blackneto]

If you are using it without permission of the copyright holder there is a name for that.
You certainly aren't borrowing it.
Stop trying to soothe your conscience by painting it pretty calling it Infringement or other such nonsense.
You know what you are doing when you copy the software. Grow a set and own up to it.