> From: Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think you're missing the important point here -- stealing music is > illegal, but providing tools that MAY be used to steal music isn't. Raj. My question here is : what if the tool is very specifically created to steal music, and is also promoted as such. I doubt that "MAY" was applicable here. Pls educate me -- what other uses was that tool for, what did he promote it as ... was it accidentally used by *everyone* to rip iTunes without his *ever* saying it could. > If we support the banning of tools that may possibly be used for > illegal purposes we'll have to ban just about everything -- starting > with computers, Winduhs, Linux, gdb, nmap, C compilers, Perl, netstat, > ping, mutt, Emacs, EVERYTHING! I think the intention of these tools was never bad, whereas the software in question was (or MAY HAVE BEEN) intended to do something arguably illegal/harmful. > > No. If you want to protect your music don't protect the people who > write software -- prosecute those who use the software to perform > illegal acts. > > Remember -- it's not the tool that is illegal, it's the use to which > it is put by an individual that is or is not. > To take an extreme example, can i create and freely distribute anthrax with instructions on how to kill people with it, and still be absolved of all blame when others use it as I suggest. I dont believe anthrax has any useful (other) use (just an example).
I also think there are many many avenues for creativity/innovation - we dont have to target one another's softwares and claim that thats the only avenue. -- cheers, rk. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
