tim hall wrote:
eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Very good. I applaud your choice. But, kindly remember, it is your
choice.
You should have no right to decide what I do with my music or
software. If you
share my music or software without my consent you are taking away my
ability to
decide what to do with the fruits of my labors. For the puposes of this
discussion the fact that I do share my software and music under open
licenses is
not really relevant.
I have a collection of 1000+ cds, mostly bought when I still had a job.
Nonetheless, I believe that sharing mp3 files on p2p networks
shouldn't be illegal.
I tend to think that sharing music over the internet is probably
good for CD
sales but again, it's not our call to make. We didn't create the
content and we
don't have the right to decide what can be done with it. I deplore
what the RIAA
and the MPAA are doing but mostly because I think they're being
amazingly stupid
about the whole thing.
Aye.
cheers,
tim hall
/|\
Maybe it is not so clear, but I stand for freedom, sorry for those who
don't.
To embrace the Net and what it really meant in these last few years is a
shift of paradigm that has been fully understood by very few people.
And artists, sometimes, are the last to join a cultural change. When
they're supposed to be the first.
At least, the open source software phenomenon is the proof that there
are more open minded talented programmers than open minded artists.
Regards,
c.
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