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Originally Posted by blazingwolf
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Did you steal the software? I imagine your answer is no.
Then you really have nothing to worry about. Here is a link to a post about this on Antons site. If you are one of the pirates then I have no sympathy for you. If not, continue to use the programs, like me, since nothing is going to happen to your information.
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You're right of course that I didn't steal the software. All the software on my PDA was either purchased or won in contests. But the key difference between how you feel and how I feel is that I do feel sympathy for the pirates. Quite a long time ago we moved away from systems of justice where the penalty was disproportionate to the crime. That's what I feel this is. Anton feels frustrated with the legal system's inability to act (I'd assume), and I can't say in this case thats unfair. More than the vigilante justice, what bothers me is how he unilaterally set a punishment I believe is far too harsh for the crime.
One could argue as it's his software, it's his choice, but the real point is that it isn't. The legal system protects people, even those who are commiting crimes and he has no legitimate right to met out punishments as he sees fit.
So you're right, I have nothing to worry about. But that doesn't mean I'll turn a blind eye to what I feel is unfair either.