No, it follows the fact that vengeance (the "fuck you" Byron mentioned) isn't fruitful to remedy the situation.
On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Mike Hale <eyeronic.des...@gmail.com>wrote: > What you said doesn't follow. > > Making a digital copy isn't burning down a business. The analogy > linking 'piracy' with theft is ludicrous. > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Christian Sciberras <uuf6...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Byron, you don't protest to the government by burning down 100-year-old > > business, if you know what I mean... > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Byron L. Sonne <byron.so...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> The thing that makes me laugh about all of this, and one of the key > >> things I learned from reading Gibbon's Decline & Fall is this: > >> > >> The number and frequency of laws passed regarding things directly > >> relates to how widespread these things are, and how they much the laws > >> are ignored and ineffective. Laws can't prevent a damn thing, they can > >> only specify remedies. As it is said, "it's only illegal if you get > >> caught". > >> > >> The cat is out of the bag and will never be put back in. There's no way > >> to stop people from 'illegally' copying copyrighted material. > >> > >> If they somehow managed to require and implement tech so that perfect > >> digital copies can't be made (unlikely) then people will simply use a > >> camera to record the video as it plays on the screen. Hey, wait a > >> minute, that sounds just like that screener I downloaded someone taped > >> in Russia! ;) > >> > >> If they manage to require and implement tech so that you can't trade it > >> over the internet (unlikely) then people will simply trade it on private > >> networks or, like we used to do in the old days, via sneakernet. > >> > >> The problem is that in an attempt to control the dissemination of > >> copyrighted material (and people are right, artists do have a right to > >> reap the benefits of their effort) the powers-that-be are stepping over > >> the line and into territory that impacts our ability to communicate in > >> the fashion we choose. > >> > >> It might be fine to try and prevent piracy but in the process of doing > >> so you are trashing the other desires of people that have nothing to do > >> with piracy. > >> > >> I'm sure if the copyright lobby had their way, they'd require us to wear > >> special glasses in order to see our laptop screens, on the assumption > >> that anything not explicitly licensed was assumed to be unlicensed, and > >> thus pirated, which we would be blocked from our field of view... and as > >> a result, some girl/guy who wants to write a simple freeware text editor > >> now has to jump through regulatory hoops and spend money to obtain a > >> special registration that allows their text editor to display to the > >> screen. This is a cheesy example, but I think it makes the point. > >> > >> In the guise of 'protecting artists and businesses' what is happening is > >> that the powers-that-be are requesting (and too often getting) powers > >> that allow them to trample on the general idea of freedom of > >> communications and other things people cherish. > >> > >> As a result, people are inclined to engage in the very behaviours that > >> elicited the laws and crackdowns, quite simply, as a way to raise their > >> middle finger and say "Fuck You". > >> > >> This is when piracy and theft becomes freedom of expression - when it's > >> done in protest. > >> > >> -- > >> http://www.freebyron.org > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > > -- > 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 >
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