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feb 3, 1976 - Software piracy

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Bill Gates is the first programmer to raise the issue of software piracy. In "An Open Letter to Hobbyists," first published in Computer Notes, Gates accuses hobbyists of stealing software and thus preventing good software from being written.

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feb 3, 1976
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~ 50 years ago

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