On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 20:00 -0400, David Boles wrote: > Microsoft *pays* a fee to provide the codecs to play mps3. Why? Because you > have to *pay* for the software. You (users) pay for Microsoft Windows. > > The distributions that provide these codecs, and all, also reside in countries > where this is illegal. But third world countries chose to not enforce the > laws. Hence they exist. > > Illegal to do but not worth the effort (money/benefit) to bother with at this > time. Music *used* to be that way. As did Napster. As did bittorent pirated > movies. > > If a man provides you an apple, that is not his to give away (stolen), and you > take it? Look up 'receiving stolen property'. I'm not an attorney but that > sounds about right for this. According to my Jail House attorneys, you would not only be "In receipt of stolen goods", nowadays they also attach "Conspiracy" and "Aiding and abetting.", charges as well, if they show that you had "full knowledge". (ie: just by reading and submitting this tech list in front of a jury!) Enough of these run together warrant felony charges rather quickly. Not to mention civil penalties through lawsuits to recover monetary damages. Red Hat's lawyers are right to block any action that just looks like it's grey area illegal. It's difficult to be of service to anyone from behind the razor-wire. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
