Yes it's a minefield no arguments there. But the whole point is that piracy on this list is not permitted yet a request was made, whether it was an accident or not is of no importance, the point is, a direct request for pirated content was sent to this list, by the very person that is meant to be upholding the guidelines of this list.
I'm sorry, whilst I have nothing against Thomas personally I think he's an ok kind of guy, but how can someone in his position, come down in the future on someone for rearing the ugly head of piracy when he's directly done it himself? In the biggest way possible! Nobody now is really going to take him seriously unfortunately and the problem here is that nobody is going to forget this either. The moment piracy rears it's ugly head again and yes it will, if Thomas comes down on it again, it will open this whole can of worms again and again and again. If he'd made the mistake just as a list member and not a moderator, then yes it could be let go because a list member has no power to moderate therefore cannot enforce list polacy. But a person in the kind of position of responsibility who is upholding list polacy cannot afford to make mistakes like that and just get away with it for 1 very simple reason. If you are upholding a set of laws or guidelines, you have to be seen to be following them yourself. The moment that is shown to not be the case, then you've got prolems. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yohandy Sent: 08 November 2009 17:02 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy was: Requesting Rogue Angel Series what if, let's say instead of copying and distributing that cassette, you tell the person to turn on the radio at the exact same time you do and record the exact same content? Or you could simply let the person borrow that cassette for a few days, then give it back. they would've still listened to that content even if they never made a copy. This is why I think copyright law is just a total waste of time and makes absolutely no sense. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.700 / Virus Database: 270.14.53/2486 - Release Date: 11/08/09 07:37:00 --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
