> Putting copy protection on the disk itself will *only* penalize
> legitimate users. If somebody wants to steal it bad enough they
> will, and once they have, everybody else who wants it free will
> have it within days

That's why I think a dongle or some hardware dependency isn't
that much of a burden or inconvenience

Certainly consumers have rights, but what about Dwayne's right
not to be ripped off ? If you aren't there already, put yourself in
his place. Exactly how charitable do you think you'd be if sales
dwindled to a fraction of what they should be ? You could turn
from liberal to conservative pretty quickly when it's your money
on the line

A story the other day about a local band - they should be making
a living wage, but an estimated 90% of distribution of their material
is peer-to-peer, for which they get nothing

Forget my other examples. I think they have a common principle
but the point doesn't seem to be getting across

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