[Gllug] Regarding priracy (sic)
Mark Preston
mark at markpreston.co.uk
Wed Mar 5 21:06:36 UTC 2003
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 10:51:57AM +0000, chris.wareham wrote:
>The anti-copyright mob claim that because they can copy something, that
>those who try and stop them are "profit grabbing bastards". Nope.
Think >about music, something that I have a considerable involvement in.
I pay >for my equipment. I pay for rehearsal time. I pay for recording and I
>get nothing for distribution. Now you come along and think "I've read
>that all data should be free, I'm unable or unwilling to satisfy my
>own musical needs but I can copy someone elses music". If I have
>explicitly said "you can copy my music freely", then that's not a
>problem. But what is happening with music is that people are copying
it >regardless of the creators wishes just because they can, and then
>coming up with ludicrous justifications.
>Now, can we get back to answering *technical* queries regarding Linux
>and free software and perhaps setup an alternative Chat list for the
>anarcho-student type wastes of bandwidth.
I hope you don't mind if I ignore your plea regarding copyright, because
I think your arguments put forward regarding copyright law are deeply
flawed. Copyright and software patent issues are difficult issues to get
right in the digital age. Before I try and put forward a non ludicrous
argument against copyright law I wonder Chris if you would be so kind as
to give the group the benefit of your thinking regarding censorship and
the internet?
Regards,
Mark Preston
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