>>> Craig Sanders wrote
> the general public isn't that much different. owning something is vastly
> preferable to stealing it.
One of the more perceptive things I saw somewhere was the comment that,
inherently, as a generalisation, people do not want to be criminals. Give
people a fair deal, and they'll take it in preference to ripping people off.
We sometimes get scared by the crap around us into disbelieving that, I think,
but most people are honest and well-meaning. Treat them well, and you'll get
treated well.
For the number of people breaking copyright laws to be so high, I'd have to
say it's an indication that something's wrong with the law, not with people.
KevinL
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