At 11:36 AM 5/11/02 +0800, Jun Belen junbelen-at-mozcom.com wrote: >> 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. > >ooopppsss... I can see the responses flying in right now.... feel free to >duck for cover.. >anyway, this list has rules and one of the most important ones its stand >against software piracy.. a category that the acts your referred to lie >directly under..
In what sense is music software? Labelling copying of files as "piracy" or "theft" (probably before long it'll be "blasphemy" or "terrorism") makes the act evil by definition. Intellectual property is an abstract concept, and using terms appropriate for armed robbery causing death to describe copying a file is not a useful way to discuss it, despite what Sony and Disney say. Also, I've noticed many, many posts discussing the merits of P2P apps (eg Limewire) that did not draw this level of abuse (or any at all). Why now has it become unmentionable? -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
