In my opinion ther is also a certain degree of hypocrisy in this matter
The word "stealing" means that you cause a damage to someone else
Is it the case ?
The word "stealing" means that you cause a damage to someone else
Is it the case ?
No, that's what pirates say to justify their actions. My dictionary says nothing about material loss to the person who is stolen from. It says
To take without right or permission.
And clearly that applies.
Why don't they ask Google or AltaVista... to remove these sites, then ?
Because the amount of time it would take to hunt down and get these sites shut down wouldn't be justified in the result. Thieves are a resilient breed and will just move their site somewhere else. Besides, Google and AltaVista aren't responsible for what's on other's people's sites. They're just search engines.
Hoewever I was not asking for an ethic judice
I was wondering wether it is legal or not to download software from these sites.
I was wondering wether it is legal or not to download software from these sites.
I know what you asked, and I answered it. So did several others. Are you going to keep asking the question until you get the answer you want to hear? If you didn't want an honest answer, I really wish you'd have said what you wanted to hear as it would have saved me the time explaining the truth. You could have made it easier in the first place by indicating that you knew the site was selling warez, rather than confusing me ( and others, I believe ) by giving the impression you were just concerned about the legality of OEM licenses. They're entirely different.
Also TeaMonkey makes a good point. Quite aside from paying for warez, you actually want to give your credit card number to someone you know is a thief? I've got this great bridge for sale if you're interested.