On Tuesday 17 July 2007, tedd wrote: > >And you think that if somehow, somebody was able to magically lock > >down all copies, all of those people would pony up the money and pay > >you or buy that software? It's the assumption that the music and > >movie industry make that if only they could lock down all those > >places the money would come flowing in. > > Nope, I'm just saying that if you want my work, pay for it. If you > get my work without paying, then you're stealing. > > You know, this is a pretty simple and obvious concept. I can imagine > anyone arguing about it. No, you're infringing copyright. It's a pretty simple and obvious distinction. I can't imagine anyone arguing the point. (And it's getting your work without your permission; I routinely give away my work and don't ask for any money in return for it, as is my legal right. It's called open source.) -- Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 6817012 "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- Thomas Jefferson -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
