Thread: Are 'warez' really theft?
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Old 11-01-2004, 13:04   #20
Jon T
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Re: Are 'warez' really theft?
I have used p2p apps to download copywrighted material simply because I could not afford to buy it, if I had not done so, I would not be in the Job i'm in now as my knowledge of software would not be wide enough for me to do my Job(IT Technican/Assistant Supervisor).

I have no problems recognising that what I have done is illegal and wrong, but, if it means the difference between £80 a fortnight job seekers allowance and £200+ week in my present job, I would have to say that i would do it again.

I am slowly starting to buy most of the programs that I have downloaded over the years, and some of them we have site-licensed copies of a work that I can legally use.

IMHO, this is why it is so hard to get a start in the IT Support industry of this country, because everwhere wants you to have experience of everything, and nowhere is willing to provide in cheaply, this is where p2p/downoading can come in useful.

You just have to make sure that when you have the money to spare, that you buy of legally obtain anything that you are using.
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