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Originally Posted by Steve W
Basically if you reproduce any copyrighted/ patented material without the express written permission of those holding the rights then you are a basic common thief. There is no other way to look at it.
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This is a side note, but it is quite difficult to have a civil debate when one side is saying that there are no other legimate viewpoints or using ad hominem arguements.
The ideas being discussed here are relatively new, and there is lots of room for discussion and interpretation of facts. Very few things are actually well established by either side, and so there are many ways that we can discuss and argue about the issue. But can we please not resort to this?