Z:gnu-www-ja-why-free--43e5af-Owners say that they suffer =26l/en

Owners say that they suffer &ldquo;harm&rdquo; or &ldquo;economic loss&rdquo; when users copy programs themselves. But the copying has no direct effect on the owner, and it harms no one. The owner can lose only if the person who made the copy would otherwise have paid for one from the owner.