At 08:31 AM 7/10/02 -0400, Andrew Stiller wrote: >it must >be pointed out that the objection applies with equal force to every >manner of lock or barrier whatsoever: What!? I can't go through this >door without securing your approval in advance and obtaining the >proper "key"? You're treating me like a criminal!
Sorry, Andrew, I agree with you about most stuff, but this analogy is a bit rubbishy. It's my door, my house, all bought & paid for by me. I'm not being put up in a hotel. If you want a closer analogy, it's as if they hold the keys to my house, and every time I add a room or rebuild the bedroom or even replace the water pump -- having done that a few days ago, I'm a bit touchy about it :) -- I have to call up the original contrator to get new keys to my house, and wait outside in the snow until they arrive. Despite the desperate IP claims that I'm only renting the product, that's really not true. I am buying my personal copy, and both law and practice have come down on my side that it's my copy to do with as I wish. And, of course, when stuff falls into public domain, of what value is it if the public can't get to it? In the US at least, creators are afforded protection for a limited time, after which it rightfully falls to the public. That's the bargain. Copy protection and the likely failure of it violates the spirit of that bargain. The record companies are trying this trick with copy-protected CDs. The DVD folks already locked up regions. But at some point, either the populace will accept it through sheer sick&tiredness, or they'll stop taking it, and either stop buying this orwellian crap or push some legislation (the less desirable situation, but they're just inviting it with this behavior), put the companies out of business, and provide an object lesson for future companies so involved with their own greed. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
