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Old 02-January-2009, 10:05 PM
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Can anyone give me a good reason whythis thread needs to continue? As far s I can see there has been nothing new posted for the last few pages other than 'no it isn't' 'yes it is'
I have nothing new to add.
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The satellite launch cost them the same whether I pay them any money or not. It doesn't cost them any more to operate it if I see their programming. They get no less money from me if I don't see their programming. They're not affected by my decision.
Of course it is. Their original decision to launch the satellite and their ongoing decision to continue the programming is dependent on people being paying to use it.

Bottom line, Chuck - you are intentionally deriving a direct benefit from others' labors and/or expenditures, without compensating them, and without their permission. That's unethical, that's wrong, that's stealing. That they don't realize it (or have any way of realizing it) matters not one whit.
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The same right that everyone else has to do as they please as long as they don't harm others.
Then we're back at the start: if everybody else used the satellite service without paying for it, the company would go bankrupt. So the company IS affected. You refuse to see this. Nothing to add indeed.
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Captain swoop is correct, confirmed by post #391.

The end. (Unless re-opened by PM request).
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