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Chalk it up to being sick of seeing this topic on the forums featuring rationalizations to defend unethical and immoral acts.
Do you approve of Medievia's actions? Yes or no. Same goes for the others that made up excuses as to why Medievia shouldn't be held accountable by whatever means possible for their act of theft.
Anyone that doesn't believe that taking something that isn't yours and claiming it as your own when you are aware of to whom ownership belongs as well as their will regarding it. We all know who created the DIKU code and we know their conditions for its use. That known, Medievia chose to steal. Making excuses for people who deliberately committed an immoral act leaves a person guilty of approving of such an act.
Harm is harm, and committing an act against another when you know they do not approve of that act is just as immoral regardless of the degree of harm it causes. To put it only in economic terms just shows that you approve of theft except under specific conditions. That's the same as saying you oppose murder but approve of attempted murder as long as it fails and no injury occured.
So, back to my question: do you approve of what Medievia did? A simple yes or no will suffice.
Take care,
Jason
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