That is because there are two different things you are buying. There is a CD with the printing and information burned on it.
Then there is the information. The Lawnmower is not intellectual property, the music is, you own the lawnmower, just like you own the physical CD. But you do not own the music, the copyright owner does. You are equating ownership of a physical item with ownership of an intangible item, which you cannot do, the laws and rules are different. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paris Lundis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 10:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: DOJ to swappers Law's not on your side - Tech News - CNET.com > > I love capitalism... The art of more for me Nick :) > > What product do you ever buy where you are so limited... Does your > lawnmower > dictate that you can't use it on a certain type of grass otherwise they > will > sue you? > > Does the Toro company say that you can't use your lawnmower to cut your > neighbors lawn, because doing so will reduce lawnmower sales? Do they > enlist > Congress to pass the anti-mowing laws? Nope. > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
