No. In that case, the original author is harmed by being deprived of revenue
But according to you, not if the person infringing wouldn't have paid for it anyway. This is Kesuki's position as you put it, right?
and the public is harmed by being suckered into paying money for something they could have gotten for free
So wait---if I pay for something (a game, for example) that Kesuki gets for free then I am harmed? Does this not contradict what you were saying earlier about nobody being harmed by his violating copyright?
You are becoming very tangled within the/. hivemind hypocrisy. Give it up.
To answer your broader point [...]
Have I made one? Don't assume you know what it is.
I'm just pointing out that no one is harmed, even indirectly
In the same way as nobody being harmed when someone takes GPL code and incorporates it within a closed source product? Or a different kind of "no harm"?
This is typical slashdotthink. Sophistry and doublespeak.
Here on slashdot we don't care about copyrights; Kesuki does what he wants and has his case justified by the likes of you. But oh wait, the GPL relies on copyright law to be effective, right? Uh-oh. What happens now?
Incidentally, this is basically what MS does with Office, Visual Studio, etc. They basically hand them out free to students and developer conference attendees.
What on earth has this got to do with Kesuki violating the copyright of other people's material?
Let's not start the whole "pirating vs. stealing" argument again
Indeed, let's not. It was you, not me, who brought up this strawman. I didn't even mention either word.
1. kesuki can't afford to buy games -> kesuki pirates games. kesuki's life is better and game companies get nothing.
2. kesuki can't afford to buy games -> kesuki doesn't play games. kesuki life is worse and game companies still get nothing.
Nobody wins with situation 2. In fact, even the game companies are probably better off with situation 1
Well in that case the solution is easy. If the game companies will be better off, Kesuki can presumably approach them, point this out, and they'll give him free games. What's that? Unlikely to happen? Indeed. So perhaps the game companies don't see it this way after all. And the material in question is their copyright.
kesuki maintains the habit of gaming and will possibly purchase more games when his/her financial situation improves
Doesn't sound like it from his post. In fact he's pretty clear that "when i have cash to spend on things it's generally the hardware i buy, not the expensive software".
From http://www.winehq.com/, "Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code".
See also the earlier/. thread: "The surprising part about finding this flaw in Wine is that they implemented the entire Meta File API without realizing that this could be a security issue".
From the first sentence of your first source, "Despite a rash of gushing news stories about the successes of Apple Computer's Mac OS X (on the client) and Linux (on the server), Windows not only continues to dominate its rivals in both markets but also is growing in both markets".
From the first sentence of your second, "According to IDC, Microsoft will hold its position in the worldwide operating environments market through 2007, despite continued competition from Linux".
Do you agree with these two statements and the percentages quoted, or just the percentages?
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But according to you, not if the person infringing wouldn't have paid for it anyway. This is Kesuki's position as you put it, right?
So wait---if I pay for something (a game, for example) that Kesuki gets for free then I am harmed? Does this not contradict what you were saying earlier about nobody being harmed by his violating copyright?
You are becoming very tangled within the /. hivemind hypocrisy. Give it up.
Have I made one? Don't assume you know what it is.
In the same way as nobody being harmed when someone takes GPL code and incorporates it within a closed source product? Or a different kind of "no harm"?
This is typical slashdotthink. Sophistry and doublespeak.
Here on slashdot we don't care about copyrights; Kesuki does what he wants and has his case justified by the likes of you. But oh wait, the GPL relies on copyright law to be effective, right? Uh-oh. What happens now?
What on earth has this got to do with Kesuki violating the copyright of other people's material?
Indeed, let's not. It was you, not me, who brought up this strawman. I didn't even mention either word.
Well in that case the solution is easy. If the game companies will be better off, Kesuki can presumably approach them, point this out, and they'll give him free games. What's that? Unlikely to happen? Indeed. So perhaps the game companies don't see it this way after all. And the material in question is their copyright.
Doesn't sound like it from his post. In fact he's pretty clear that "when i have cash to spend on things it's generally the hardware i buy, not the expensive software".
Ahem. Check your facts.
From http://www.winehq.com/, "Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code".
See also the earlier /. thread: "The surprising part about finding this flaw in Wine is that they implemented the entire Meta File API without realizing that this could be a security issue".
Good for you Mr "If I can't afford something then I'm perfectly within my rights to just take it without paying" Kezuki.
Yeah, either that or just grow up.
You're funny!
From the first sentence of your first source, "Despite a rash of gushing news stories about the successes of Apple Computer's Mac OS X (on the client) and Linux (on the server), Windows not only continues to dominate its rivals in both markets but also is growing in both markets".
From the first sentence of your second, "According to IDC, Microsoft will hold its position in the worldwide operating environments market through 2007, despite continued competition from Linux".
Do you agree with these two statements and the percentages quoted, or just the percentages?