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Do you only care about the law if there is a risk of you getting caught?

• pdntspa 4y ago
  Yes, laws are only as good as their enforcement. And there are many unjust laws out there (like copyright). Since their enforcement is so weak, it is as if they don't exist. Further, assuming you live in a common law society and intellectual property violations aren't strict liability, there are a lot of factors around precedent and whether anyone parties were actually hurt. In the United States I doubt merely copying the source code would even be considered criminal, unless you happen to land charges in the most zealous district with the most zealous prosecutor on the planet.
  • teddyh 4y ago
    > Since their enforcement is so weak, it is as if they don't exist. Aaron Swartz Dmitry Sklyarov Peter Sunde Just from the top of my head.