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To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
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At 07:25 AM 3/14/2001, Mike Meyer wrote:

>I think you're simply being inflamatory again, but will give you a
>chance to prove it. Can you provide a pointer to an RMS paper where he
>encourages people to steal, 

Sure! Right from the horse's mouth:

  "Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as "piracy." In this 
  way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to 
  attacking ships on the high seas, kidnaping and murdering the people
  on them. 

  If you don't believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and 
  murder, you might prefer not to use the word "piracy" to describe it.
  Neutral terms such as "prohibited copying" or "unauthorized copying" 
  are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a 
  positive term such as "sharing information with your neighbor."

                                                      Richard Stallman

There are other examples, too, but this was the one that was within
easy reach.

--Brett


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