On 02/08/2013 12:05 PM, Louigi Verona wrote: > Theft is when you deprive someone of their property. Infringing on a > contract is just that - infringing on a contract. > Not acting on prior agreement. It is not theft by any reasonable > definition. It would only be infringing on a contract if you had signed (or agreed to) that contract. If the author says you can only use his software if you agree to (sign) the contract, but you use it without agreeing to the contract, then you aren't infringing on a contract, but you are using his software without meeting his terms. Does it matter if his terms amount to a demand for payment, or merely that you agree to his contract? -- --- My bands, CD projects, music, news, and pictures: http://www.lateralforce.com My blog, with commentary on a variety of things, including audio, mixing, equipment, etc, is at: http://audioandmore.wordpress.com Staat heißt das kälteste aller kalten Ungeheuer. Kalt lügt es auch; und diese Lüge kriecht aus seinem Munde: 'Ich, der Staat, bin das Volk.' - [Friedrich Nietzsche] _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
