on 11/4/02 9:15 PM, Dan Dumas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 2002/11/03 -0800, you wrote: > > >> Kazaa and other >>> similar programs are almost always used to pirate copyrighted music, >> movies, >>> and software - > > If I download some Louis Armstrong, some Kurt Cobain, some Jimi > Hendrix....who am I stealing from? > > Those people are dead and their music should part of the public domain, in > my humble opinion. > > Of course if you want to blindly follow the rules that big business create, > go right ahead. You might want to invest in Microsoft as well. > > > Tokyo Dan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
In most cases, you're stealing from their "estates", which is usually their surviving families. The families still collect royalties from each copy sold. Not true in every case, but it applies to most dead entertainers. Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
