Bijan Soleymani writes: > The publisher would want you to pay them money everytime you listen to > the cd, whenever you look at the cd, etc. They'd even like it if you paid > them without any reason. The publisher wants money, period.
Which is to say that they are just people. > Copyright exists in most countries to encourage people to publish works > such as novels and music albums, by offering authors and/or producers a > financial incentive. That's the conventional rationalization. > No these people are willing to tolerate a certain level of copyrights. > For example they think it is reasonable not to have to pay for 3 seperate > copies of the same album, or they think it is reasonable to tape copies > for friends, etc. I.e., they are willing to tolerate copyrights that don't inconvenience them. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]