I'm sure my opinion is going to be very unpopular and result in some down votes. That is sad... but it doesn't really matter to me.
While a very heart stomping tale, it doesn't change the facts. The article even says the lawsuit and patent look solid. Even the mother says she doesn't care about the legality of the app. People are so quick to jump on the sympathy wagon and rail against the big bad corporation for profiting from all their work. But how many of those people would hold the same view if THEY were the ones who's hard work (protected with a patent) was being used without permission? It really scares me when I see people thinking they are entitled to something for free just because they need it and it costs too much. I think $12 for a movie ticket is way too much but that doesn't make it any less illegal to download a bootleg of it. Do I do it? sure I do. But if I got caught I'd take my lumps like every other "criminal". Sure that isn't going to get the sympathy that this girl will get, but at the end of the day it is the same argument (without the emotional appeal). The ends do not always justify the means. A man who robs a bank to feed his kids is just as much the criminal as the man who robs a bank to buy crack.
While a very heart stomping tale, it doesn't change the facts. The article even says the lawsuit and patent look solid. Even the mother says she doesn't care about the legality of the app. People are so quick to jump on the sympathy wagon and rail against the big bad corporation for profiting from all their work. But how many of those people would hold the same view if THEY were the ones who's hard work (protected with a patent) was being used without permission? It really scares me when I see people thinking they are entitled to something for free just because they need it and it costs too much. I think $12 for a movie ticket is way too much but that doesn't make it any less illegal to download a bootleg of it. Do I do it? sure I do. But if I got caught I'd take my lumps like every other "criminal". Sure that isn't going to get the sympathy that this girl will get, but at the end of the day it is the same argument (without the emotional appeal). The ends do not always justify the means. A man who robs a bank to feed his kids is just as much the criminal as the man who robs a bank to buy crack.