I won't deny being occasionally guilty of doing the same, though I do save that as a last resort for when there isn't a viable, legal, not-screwing-a-company-out-of-money option available. If I can get a song off iTunes or the artist's personal website, I'll forfeit my soda for the day to balance the costs. If I can't...c'mere MP3!
I can definitely see the problem with that case you mentioned...by the old pre-web definitions of crimes, about the best they could get him on, I think, would be plagiarism.
Hack into a company, copy top-secret information, sell it for millions....get held back a semester as punishment. *woop-de-doo finger whirl*
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Date: 11/18/11 23:03 (UTC)I can definitely see the problem with that case you mentioned...by the old pre-web definitions of crimes, about the best they could get him on, I think, would be plagiarism.
Hack into a company, copy top-secret information, sell it for millions....get held back a semester as punishment. *woop-de-doo finger whirl*