1. More than five hundred discs were found at their homes, all of them illegal copies. 2. And courts have used that law to rule against computer users, even though they were not using the devices to make illegal copies of tapes or movies. 3. And on the site was a trove of programs likely to be illegal copies of American software pilfered for the sheer thrill of it. 4. Another potential reason for change involves illegal copies. 5. Any Net vet knows illegal copies of commercial software are bouncing all over the Usenet news groups and Internet Relay Chat channels. 6. Before those tariffs could be applied, China moved to close factories that produced pirated tapes and compact disks and destroy illegal copies. 7. After all, like most software users, there was a time when he made illegal copies himself. 8. But the record companies say Napster violates copyright laws because its members make and share illegal copies of songs. 9. Consumers as well as counterfeiters are likely to be more careful about copying what they buy if they know illegal copies can be traced to them. |