Team A: A group of computer science students who feel that computer software
is often prohibitively expensive and that there are no ethical difficulties in
making copies of software from friends. They believe that the software companies
have enough money and will not suffer unduly from copies which are not paid for.
They also believe that it is impossible to legislate against unauthorized
copying of software.
Team B: A group of concerned computer scientists who feel, first of all, that it
is unethical to engage in software piracy. They also believe that imposing stiff
sentences for piracy will allow for companies to assign reasonable prices for
their software, content that they will not be losing money due to unauthorized
copying.
Last updated Jan. 02, 2003.