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"dr ratt" <spamsum1else@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Ahhh, reporting thieves gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. If only the
> police
>> accepted traceable usenet headers as evidence.
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>> X-Complaints-To:
http://www.ntlworld.com/netreport
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> giving notice of intent [whether real or not], on usenet, to commit an
> offence of some sort is not a crime in & of itself.
Intent, no however he stated clearly that he uses cracked servers and has no
intention of paying for the game, this is an admission of guilt, whether
circumstantial or not.
> neither do i think his
> isp would call it an abuse of their terms of service. this falls well within
> the bounds of free speech.
Actually NTL have clear rules on using their services for illegal actions and
playing on-line games that you do not own is both illegal and using the ISPs
services to do so.
> i must ask, though - do you report everyone you know who makes a couple of
> quid and doesn't report it to the taxman or someone that maybe exaggerated
> an insurance claim 'cos everyone does'?
And that makes it OK? Insurance premiums are ridiculously high because 'everyone
does it'
> or is it just software pirates that deserve being tattled on?
It depends on my own view of justice, I if saw a starving man steal food I would
consider that crime of theft is overshadowed by the basic human right to life.
If on the other hand I came across someone who clearly has enough money for a
computer and an internet connection openly admitting to stealing software then I
would and have done all in my power to ensure they are in some way, punished.
Software piracy is a crime, not for the stupid reasons that the police give like
"it funds organised crime" which may or may not be true but it does take money
from the pockets of the people who have the talent to create wonderful games
like HL and HL2 and jeopardises the creation of more games.
I doubt that based on one complaint, his ISP will take action but if he is
reading this he should be aware, whether or not he cares that there are people
in this world who think he is a thieving little bastard. I personally hope the
increasing amount of police action against piracy in the UK catches him out.