Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-10 Thread David McNab
ay 11, 2001 2:54 AM Subject: Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc. > > David McNab wrote on 5/6/01 4:23 pm: > > >> Considering: Done! Results: > >fuckem! > > > >These posts are on public > >record and could be > &

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-10 Thread Timm Murray
David McNab wrote on 5/6/01 4:23 pm: >> Considering: Done! Results: >fuckem! > >These posts are on public >record and could be >admissible in court. Which is as good a reason for censorship as any. Timm Murray --- Theory is when you know how it works, but fails. Practice is when

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-09 Thread Mikus 29
>From: "Mark J. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > My idea of the concept of property is that most people on this planet >find > > it worthwhile to label things as his, hers, theirs, ours, mine, public, > > private, or whatever other forms of ownership you can define. No >government > > is ne

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-08 Thread Mark J. Roberts
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Mikus 29 wrote: > >Obviously. Property requires a government to enforce it (anything less is > >barbarism). But who said he was an "anarcho"capitalist? > > How so? > > It's not quite so obvious to me. > > My idea of the concept of property is that most people on this planet fi

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-08 Thread Mikus 29
>From: "David McNab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >From: "Travis Bemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Can you THINK outside of your Libertarian/"anarcho"capitalist box for > >a second?! Anarchism (not that "anarcho"capitalism shit, which really > >isn't anarchism) is socialist, but does not use government (

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-08 Thread Mikus 29
>From: "Mark J. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > > > Anarchism (not that "anarcho"capitalism shit, which really isn't > > anarchism) is socialist, [...] > >Obviously. Property requires a government to enforce it (anything less is >barbarism). But who said

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-08 Thread Mikus 29
>From: Travis Bemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 01:48:44PM -0400, Mikus 29 wrote: > > >From: "Mark J. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >How can you maintain equality in a system where goods and services are > > >freely given without some means of keeping track of how many

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread David McNab
From: "Travis Bemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Can you THINK outside of your Libertarian/"anarcho"capitalist box for >a second?! Anarchism (not that "anarcho"capitalism shit, which really >isn't anarchism) is socialist, but does not use government (socialism >is worker control of the means of produc

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Mark J. Roberts
On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > Anarchism (not that "anarcho"capitalism shit, which really isn't > anarchism) is socialist, [...] Obviously. Property requires a government to enforce it (anything less is barbarism). But who said he was an "anarcho"capitalist? -- "...it must be held

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Travis Bemann
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 01:48:44PM -0400, Mikus 29 wrote: > >From: "Mark J. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >How can you maintain equality in a system where goods and services are > >freely given without some means of keeping track of how many goods and > >services each person has received? >

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Tavin Cole
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:42:09PM -0400, Mark J. Roberts wrote: > This doesn't address my question. Without a system of currency, how can I, > a carpenter, know if my doing free work for customer X would give him more > than his fair share? Why must Homo Economicus enslave us all? -- # tavin

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Mark J. Roberts
On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > > To argue in favor of what you feel is right is good. But to enforce what > > you feel is right upon others through violence is not. > > And WHERE did I say that I'd use violence to force no currency on > everyone else? Um, "what we need to do is to de

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Travis Bemann
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 07:29:00AM -0400, Mark J. Roberts wrote: > On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > > > > Because efficient trade cannot exist without currency. You are the only > > > person I've ever met who thinks it's just fine to make everyone else live > > > according to your whims

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Mikus 29
>From: "Mark J. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >How can you maintain equality in a system where goods and services are >freely given without some means of keeping track of how many goods and >services each person has received? Who says there must be equality? That leads to socialistic government

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Mark J. Roberts
On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > > Because efficient trade cannot exist without currency. You are the only > > person I've ever met who thinks it's just fine to make everyone else live > > according to your whims. > > Geez. No, I am not the only person who subscribes to the view that >

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Travis Bemann
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 06:25:54AM -0400, Mark J. Roberts wrote: > On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > > > Why do we need secure, anonymous digital currency?! Why do we need > > currency at all?! > > Because efficient trade cannot exist without currency. You are the only > person I've ev

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread Mark J. Roberts
On Mon, 7 May 2001, Travis Bemann wrote: > Why do we need secure, anonymous digital currency?! Why do we need > currency at all?! Because efficient trade cannot exist without currency. You are the only person I've ever met who thinks it's just fine to make everyone else live according to your w

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-07 Thread David McNab
> Let me be more clear: what I mean to express is my personal > opinion Me Bad makes some very articulate and persuasive arguments here. As a musician in the early 80's, I had a screaming fight with a recording engineer. He argued that popularity was the main measurement of quality for music.

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Tavin Cole
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:10:25AM -0400, Travis Bemann wrote: > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:40:28PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 07:15:11PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > > Freenet is not about sharing music. It's about publishing. We don't, > > > and shouldn't, have mechanisms

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Travis Bemann
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 09:17:33PM -0700, Mr.Bad wrote: > > "TB" == Travis Bemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > TB> Look - what we need to do is to destroy the entire capitalist > TB> system, not to just copy copyrighted media and pay musicians > TB> anonymously. > > Do you hav

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Mr . Bad
> "TB" == Travis Bemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: TB> Look - what we need to do is to destroy the entire capitalist TB> system, not to just copy copyrighted media and pay musicians TB> anonymously. Do you have some user interface ideas? I'm thinking one big button: +-

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Travis Bemann
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:40:28PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote: > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 07:15:11PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > > Freenet is not about sharing music. It's about publishing. We don't, > > and shouldn't, have mechanisms for tipping musicians built into > > Freenet, just as we don't have a w

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Tavin Cole
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 07:15:11PM -0700, Mr. Bad wrote: > Freenet is not about sharing music. It's about publishing. We don't, > and shouldn't, have mechanisms for tipping musicians built into > Freenet, just as we don't have a word processor or Egyptian barley tax > calculation program built int

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Mr . Bad
> "DM" == David McNab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> These posts are on public record and could be admissible in >> court. DM> And (in case I need to clarify) that is *not* a threat from DM> me. I would never initiate or cooperate in any action against DM> any Freenet dev

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread David McNab
PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:22 AM > Subject: Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc. > > > > >>>>> "MA" == Michael Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread David McNab
> Considering: Done! Results: fuckem! These posts are on public record and could be admissible in court. - Original Message - From: "Mr.Bad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneratio

Re: [freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Mr . Bad
> "MA" == Michael Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MA> Note to Freenet producers and users: Consider the aim to move MA> various industries in which digitized information is the MA> central product to more sane, rational, humane, and just MA> methods of operation based on fr

[freenet-chat] Remuneration for artists via Freenet...etc.

2001-05-06 Thread Michael Albert
Note to Freenet producers and users: Consider the aim to move various industries in which digitized information is the central product to more sane, rational, humane, and just methods of operation based on freenet-ish distribution schemes. The problems of implementing such a plan, particularly i