>There is no moral difference between the little guy and the big guy.
>
>Also, remember, multinational corporations are owned by their stockholders,
>some of whom are not very big guys at all.

Corporations are not "guys" and should not be given rights as if they are
human beings.

>I expect (hope?) you would not "approve" or tacitly accept the theft of
>physical property belonging to Sony or any other big company. Why is
>intellectual property any different?

As I said, I'm not advocating theft. But the bigger the company, the less
effort I will spend defending them. I'd spend a lot of effort protecting
your property.

>I guess what really gets my goat is the societal attitude that the big guy
>deserves what he gets:
>
>- tax evasion
>- insurance fraud
>- copyright infringement
>- and whatever...

Sorry, I have no charity for insurance companies. Try again.

Cheerful regards,

Bob Blick

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