[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> At 10:44 AM 10/9/2002 -0400, James M. Ray wrote: >> >> Yes, I always thought Napster was committing suicide and needlessly >> antagonizing the artistic community > > aka "theft" (either you believe in ownership of property or not!)
The hallmark of theft is that the victim is missing something they previously had. Copying and sharing do not fit. One can believe in ownership of property without believing that it makes sense to 'own' a potential market, which is what so-called intellectual property reduces to. -- Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "[The] poetic justice of cause and effect compels respect, compassion." -- Faithless, God is a DJ. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
