Norman Dunbar wrote:
> OK,  perhaps stealing was the wrong word, copyright theft is better
> as that's what it is known in court, I think.

Actually the correct phrase is "infringement". I'm not an native
speaker, but theft and stealing seems synonymous to me. Calling it
either is classical Doublespeak.

> The law is the law, regardless,  else anarchy results. But laws can
> be changed - 27Mhz CB radio in the UK back in the early 80s, same
> sex partnerships, then marriage, etc?

The point is, laws are mostly written by the lobbies, not by the
people and copyright law is a big example of that. The exclusive
rights to Mickey Mouse are in danger of expiring? Hey, extend the
copyright another 20 years, problem solved. Rinse and repeat. And
people here seem to be happy about it, I find this very strange.

Cheers, Marcel



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