[NTLK] h*cks, kr*ks, SN

[Jim Lee]

On Jan 19, 2010, at 5:56 PM, Dana W Cook wrote:

> [...] all I was looking for was that she understand that she is  
> circumventing the law [...]

And, by not reporting her, weren't you, too, breaking the law?  (most  
places in the world would label you as an accomplice).  The law is  
useless unless it is enforced.  <-- NOTE: I'm only playing devil's  
advocate here :-)

Some laws are necessary and good, some are frivolous, and some are  
outright absurd.  ALL law is open to interpretation - that's why  
judges, courts, juries and lawyers exist.  The areas of copyright,  
patents, and intellectual property are particularly sticky due to the  
rapid evolution of technology.  The legal system (and the laws  
themselves) are almost always woefully behind the times.