Simple, you own the physical TV or the physical CD, however you don't own the information stored in them. Or the information used to create them.
You cannot take a part the TV and reproduce exact copies; that would be patent and or copyright infringement. You own the physical plastic, metal, glass and other parts to the TV, you are allowed to use the TV for lawful purposes. The same holds true with a CD. You own the physical plastic and paper, however you are only allowed to use it for lawful purposes. A TV has software that it uses to decode signals, change channels, adjust color and volume. You don't own that software, you can only use it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nagy, Daniel J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: all slashbots are idiots. > > in response to an interview with the Freenet creator and Oppenheimer, > poster-child of the RIAA : > > Interview : > http://news.com.com/2010-1027_3-1023325.html?tag=fd_nc_1 > > Thread : > http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/07/1733230 > > Slashbot Comment #6384559 : > > > <quote> > > "Why should copyright holders, who as owners of intellectual property, > have fewer rights than somebody who owns televisions or clothing and > attempts to sell them? Clearly everyone would agree that the television > and > clothing retailers should be able to investigate and prosecute > shoplifters."" > > </quote> > > > Why should the owner of a TV have more rights than the owner of a CD? > > > Copyright owners shouldnt own the information, they should own the right > to profit from it. > > > Just like the TV maker doesnt own the TV once they sell it to you, they > own the rights to sell that TV and profit from it. > > > What I dont like is the fact that as we buy information we dont truely > own > it, yet when we buy physical objects we own them. This makes no sense to > me, > I say if we buy music we should be able to do whatever we want with it. > > --- > > Okay, let's see everyones true colors. What's your opinion on this matter? > > --d. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
