[Gllug] Uh oh, ministers consider "anti file-sharing laws"

[Rich Walker]

Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk> writes:

>
> Copying something unique, you might argue that the artist looses through
> lost royalty ... just as if you take a picture of the latest David Hockney
> at Tate Modern and make that available for free download.
>
> What happens if you go to Tesco, buy a joint of best beef and use your matter
> copyer to make copies for all of your friends to have for Sunday lunch.
> You could argue that Tesco/farmers are loosing out ... perhaps.
>
> Now buy your best Aberdeen Angus cow, slaughter it yourself (EU laws permitting)
> and duplicate the best joints. Have the farmers got a reasonable complaint
> or are they now the loosers in a competitive market ?

"Talking to your neighbour over the fence is depriving AT&T of their
rightful revenue" as someone's sig quote has it.

Similarly, drying your washing on a line deprives the power companies of
money, and doesn't contribute to the economy.

We're dealing with broken economic models using legal powers to retain
their position.

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