>>>>"Software piracy" does not exist.
>>>>"Software piracy" exists because ......
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>>>>Ok....which one is it????
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>>>I think getting past the improper definition of "software piracy" is the first step.
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>>No, what you're not getting is that the ability to write software is, for Rick, a God given ability. And as such, you have no claim to the end-product and it should be used for all mankind.This can easily be done because once you have written it, and been paid for the work, one can make copies of it without cost to you and those copies can be used to benefit others. Because the software was written essentially using what amounts to God's gift it is only your greed that now claims ownership over it and desires to exploit it for further personal gain. If you believe the premise then the conclusion naturally follows.
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>Ah, yeah, the guy who insults us all by claiming we never had an original thought in our heads. Yeah, right.

I don't feel insulted, people can say whatever they like - I am not affected by what another says or thinks. However, I'm not sure he means you never had an original thought - I think he means that you are given an ability to think, or a skill to perform a task, and then its up to you how you use those skills. So you never originated/created your own skills but you might apply them in original ways. At least that's what I think he means.