Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-07-05 Thread Mikko Särelä
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let us make a more realistic supposition: Let us suppose instead he organized an entertainment where a lightly clad singer sang and danced, and showed that video on television interspersed with advertisments, and I then captured that video on my

Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-07-05 Thread jamesd
-- On 5 Jul 2002 at 3:10, Nomen Nescio wrote: Suppose you know someone who has been working for years on a novel. But he lacks confidence in his work and he's never shown it to anyone. Finally you persuade him to let you look at a copy of his manuscript, but he makes you promise not to

copyright restrictions are coercive and immoral (Re: Piracy is wrong)

2002-07-05 Thread Adam Back
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 03:10:07AM +0200, Nomen Nescio wrote: Suppose you know someone who has been working for years on a novel. But he lacks confidence in his work and he's never shown it to anyone. Finally you persuade him to let you look at a copy of his manuscript, but he makes you

Piracy is wrong

2002-06-29 Thread Anonymous
This shouldn't have to be said, but apparently it is necessary. Piracy - unauthorized copying of copyrighted material - is wrong. It inherently involves lying, cheating and taking unfair advantage of others. Systems like DRM are therefore beneficial when they help to reduce piracy. We should

Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-06-29 Thread Thomas Tydal
[From: Anonymous] If you take the song without paying for it, you are again receiving this gift without following the conditions that were placed on it as part of the gift being offered. You are taking advantage of the artist's creativity without them receiving the compensation they

Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-06-29 Thread David Wagner
Anonymous wrote: Piracy - unauthorized copying of copyrighted material - is wrong. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html When an artist releases a song or some other creative product to the world, they typically put some conditions on it. Don't overlook the fact that when the

Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-06-29 Thread Jay Jay
-- Original Message -- From: Anonymous [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 20:16:06 +0200 (CEST) When an artist releases a song or some other creative product to the world, they typically put some conditions on it. If you want to listen to and

Re: Piracy is wrong

2002-06-29 Thread Joseph Ashwood
Subject: CDR: Piracy is wrong This shouldn't have to be said, but apparently it is necessary. Which is a correct statement, but an incorrect line of thinking. Piracy is an illegitimate use of a designed in hole in the security, the ability to copy. This right to copy for personal use is well