2009/12/27 jtd <[email protected]>: > To clarify Pirate bay did fight in the courts against the charge of > abetting copyright violations and earning from promoting such > violations (ad revenue). Also Pirate bay was taken to court for > abetting distribution of Music and video, not software (afaik).
They did not chose the fight as a protest. > This one is about circumventing DRM - exercising one's right to fair > use -, not about redistribution or abetting redistribution - as the > case with Pirate Bay. Nevertheless, a case of committing DMCA-like copyright violation and bringing it to court as protest. > My usage is irrespective of what M$ does or does not, simply because > the violator deliberately chooses to deprive someone without the > slightest hesitation. These guys are as bad as various GPL copyright > violators. The underlying thought process is exactly the same - > profiting from somebody else's labour without permission - and IMO > such types will not hesitate to violate the GPL. My contention was exaggerating the offense. Equating copyright violation to depriving others or attacking ships. That is the line proprietary software makers and media companies want to promote. A copyright violation is simple a copyright violation. In addition, it would be better compare apples to apples and not apples (knowledge/software/digital works) to oranges (physical property). There is much difference and one of the basis for our argument to treat software as knowledge different from other physical objects when it comes to patents is strongly based on such a difference. I would much like to promote the idea of software being knowledge than a physical product. YMMV. - Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
