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i could deal with simply using a font for something completely private and on a 'test and delete' basis...but no one is that honest. once you justify it for even the smallest private use, what is to stop you from going ahead and using it for a client comp? which is illegal at that point.
we're not talking morals here, we are talking the law. it is illegal to use something that you are not accepting the license for nor paying for...
this is why the GPL was created...if people want to give their shit away free, they are welcome to it...and i wish more people believed in open-source. i actually hate proprietary software...i think everything should be freely available, source and all..but that isn't the way the world works and we have a legal and ethical responsibility as professionals to agree to those terms. it's called working in the real world.
i knew guys in college that pirated form-z because it's what the school of architecture used...i didn't bother with bitching at them because most of them deleted it after the semester was over...but after i left architecture and got into writing code and i learned quick how much of my time and effort went into it...and i discovered why so many companies hate piracy.
as for the 'poor' student...i agree with vena, if you can't find a work around for something you don't have the cash for, then your not trying hard enough.
architecture school required an extra 1000+ out of a students pocket for supplies...building models, drawing supplies, etc...it cost tons...i worked 2 jobs and pulled my all-nighters in studio to afford all that shit...so i don't have any respect for someone who can't find a way to support their education or tools needed for the business.
sorry. i didn't come from a rich mommy and daddy...in fact if was just my mommy, and i paid my way to school with loans, scholarships and grant money...plus working every day.
and i still managed to not steal software or fonts or supplies or designs or anything.
i can honestly say i've never installed a piece of illegal software on my box, and i've never even used kazaa or napster for downloading mp3s. i buy cds if i like the music.
part of it is because i'm super uptight about my computers...i hate the idea of unwanted bullshit clutter in my file systems...and, after pulling time as a system admin, i'm a big security freak when it comes to servers and workstations. hell, i bought and use PGP for my email and for the freespace wiper included just to keep my hdd running cleanly and to secure my email.
:)