Hi, Moshe!
On Wed, Dec 27, 2000 at 06:40:21PM +0200, you wrote the following:
> > I gave it as an example and i was talking about _illegal_ mp3s,
> > those that are copyrighted, since MP3 is just a format and there's
> > nothing illegal in that.
> > I figured that it would be obvious, but appearently not for everyone.
>
> Exactly, and that's why we need to be careful about the way we speak.
> Besides, what's illegal MP3? The file is legal, though perhaps copying
> it was illegal. So why not just call them "Shared in ways which
> are illegal because of our screwed up copyright system which now
> gives companies enormous powers over individuals"?
The same copyright system that disallows you to copy ripped MP3s
disallows companies to make proprietary products out of GPLed
software. Our copyright system is just fine.
I get the impression that some people don't want to pay for music they
listen to, so they start bashing the copyright law which makes that
illegal. I'm all for Napster and I'm myself a heavy user of it. I'm
using it to download music, and then buy it if I like it and throw it
away if I don't. That's still illegal, but it has nothing to do with
the copyright law -- it has a lot to do with the fact that RIAA hasn't
yet properly embraced the Internet as an advertising medium. So leave
the copyright law alone. You can bash RIAA if you have to. ;-)
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