Re: Napster destroys Western Civilization

On Fri, May 26, 2000, Robert Cumbow <rcumbow[_at_]grahamdunn.com> wrote:
>
> Regarding the continuing discussion of whether copyright infringement
> is theft, or its moral equivalent, or some tertium quid, I note
> with interest that the fraudulent practice of assuming the name and
> credentials of another on the Internet is now being called "identity
> theft." If this practice is truly a "theft" of identity, what does
> the victim have left?

I can tell you because it happened to me. You are left with huge credit card bills and bad credit reports. The sad part about it is that the local police, FBI, and Secret Service thank you for reporting the crime and let it go at that.

Bill Henslee
<william.henslee[_at_]pepperdine.edu> Received on Tue May 30 2000 - 17:02:28 GMT