Actually, you do own the music, software, et al. At least in the US, and with you = government of the people = public domain owns everything and by a grant of copyright law gives the creator a limited period of time to profit from their work.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: all slashbots are idiots. > > > Simple, you own the physical TV or the physical CD, however > you don't own the information stored in them. Or the > information used to create them. > > You cannot take a part the TV and reproduce exact copies; > that would be patent and or copyright infringement. > > You own the physical plastic, metal, glass and other parts to > the TV, you are allowed to use the TV for lawful purposes. > > The same holds true with a CD. You own the physical plastic > and paper, however you are only allowed to use it for lawful purposes. > > A TV has software that it uses to decode signals, change > channels, adjust color and volume. You don't own that > software, you can only use it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nagy, Daniel J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 3:04 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: all slashbots are idiots. > > > > in response to an interview with the Freenet creator and > Oppenheimer, > > poster-child of the RIAA : > > > > Interview : http://news.com.com/2010-1027_3-1023325.html?tag=fd_nc_1 > > > > Thread : http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/07/1733230 > > > > Slashbot Comment #6384559 : > > > > > <quote> > > > "Why should copyright holders, who as owners of intellectual > > > property, > > have fewer rights than somebody who owns televisions or > clothing and > > attempts to sell them? Clearly everyone would agree that the > > television and clothing retailers should be able to investigate and > > prosecute shoplifters."" > > > </quote> > > > > > Why should the owner of a TV have more rights than the owner of a > > > CD? > > > > > Copyright owners shouldnt own the information, they > should own the > > > right > > to profit from it. > > > > > Just like the TV maker doesnt own the TV once they sell > it to you, > > > they > > own the rights to sell that TV and profit from it. > > > > > What I dont like is the fact that as we buy information we dont > > > truely > > own > > it, yet when we buy physical objects we own them. This > makes no sense > > to me, I say if we buy music we should be able to do > whatever we want > > with it. > > > > --- > > > > Okay, let's see everyones true colors. What's your opinion on this > > matter? > > > > --d. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
