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My friends will tell you that I’m known to soapbox on a bit against downloading unlicenced copied music, software and other intellectual property. This form of “sharing” is basically taking something that you don’t own.

For any other type of property in existence, this is called theft.

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Ethical considerations aside, the tools of this particular crime are frequently file-sharing (P2P) programs such as Grokster or Kazaa. A “feature” common to most of these programs is the unwanted installation of slimeware programs that are included in their confusing licence agreements.  Read more »

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Thanks and blessings, Steve

After a lot of speculation about whether Microsoft would charge customers for its forthcoming AntiSpyware software, Uncle Bill announced last month that they will offer the software free of charge to its customers.  Read more »