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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:28 Mar 2001 at 15:18:33
Subject:Re: Pirate Sites (Was T - 11 Days.)

Mike O'Hara said,

> What is the different between back2roots, and say Ninja's AGA World (now shut
> down...)? back2roots don't upload a game until they get permission, Ninja
> removed any game from his site that a company asked him too.

The difference between asking to borrow your car and stealing but
returning it if you complain. It's the copyright holder that has the
rights, until they give them to the site, they have no right to supply
the software.

> If people don't ask for their stuff to be removed from a site, maybe they
> aren't too bothered about it after all?

Or maybe they don't know it's there.

Neil



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