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Re: gEDA-user: Re: licensing (GPL or otherwise) for hardware?



>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Williams <steve@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>>  I believe deceiving for a material profit is a criminal act, but
>> deceiving for a public benefit is not illegal.

> Well, where I live (USA) theft is theft, no matter what the motive.
> If I rob a bank and give all the money to a church or a charity, I'm
> still going to jail.

Copyright infringement is not related to theft in any way as far as I
understand US law.

Sorry for the trolling, I just couldn't resist :)



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