[plug] Online music services and Linux?

[Mr Shayne]

I suspect if the bogus copyright regime toppled, the thinking would be 
different, as it would move "IP" from a matter of legality to a matter of 
reputation. "Sure you can sell that product, but it would be nice if we 
had the code you dodgy operator you."

Either way, I have huge problems with bootlegging local band music. I know 
full well that when you buy a CD off a band at the pub, thats 20 bucks 
that goes smack bang into paying off the recording studio and ultimately 
dinner for the drummers 9 kids (uh, catholic rock band I suppose?! I'm 
being rhetorical). If you make a copy for yourself, you are still not 
stealing , but its still the right thing to do.

Buying a $30 CD off Metallica doesnt mean metallica gets $30 however, and 
either way, its not as if they NEED the money.

But if you are planning to set up a factory to produce metallica bootlegs, 
then yes, you probably need to go to jail or something.

--
Freedom's just another word for something new to regulate

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Alex Nordstrom wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:08, simon wrote:
>> ditto. It amazes me how liberal some people are with violating other
>> people's rights (after all, they have the right to distribute their
>> music or whatever in any way they wish - if you dont like the terms,
>> dont buy it). However, their stories change when it comes to the GPL
>> and OSS (which must be afforded every protection under the law and
>> anyone who violates the license is pure evil).
>
> I have to admit I find it strange in more than one way to compare
> subjective impressions of the reactions of some hypothetical,
> homogeneous GPL collective to personal-use copyright infringements
> vis-a-vis what usually amounts to taking credit for the work of others
> for commercial profit.
>
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