On 27/1/03 1:17 am, "Donald Keenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 08:11 PM, Steve Holroyd wrote: > >> If you cannot purchase a piece of music because it has been withdrawn >> from >> sale, and you cannot find a second-hand copy to purchase, then tough. >> Life's >> like that sometimes. Downloading that material as an MP3 is piracy. >> That's >> the current state of Copyright Law. >> >> > > > This is a good example of why copyright law has to be reformed to > conform with the original intent to benefit the public good over the > private interests of the copyright holder(s). The public good? That's funny, I rather thought it was considered that protecting the private interests of the copyright holders WAS in order to benefit the public good by ensuring that artists were paid a fair remuneration for their creative talents and output. I would agree with many who believe that CD prices, book prices and DVD prices are too high and there is a level of profiteering taking place by the publishers. But stealing is not the solution - customer refusal to purchase at the full retail prices is the only way. While wholesale downloading of copyrighted works is taking place, the publishers have a perfect alibi for why CD sales are declining. > On the other hand...do we want to see Mickey Mouse go public domain? > I personally detest the little rodent :-) Sorry, List Nannies, I know this thread is hopelessly off-topic and am happy to desist from making any further comments at this point. -- Steve -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
