Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread Paul
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 03:50, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 02:55, Networks East wrote: I think you were trying to say without due payment it is theft. But we understand. Like I said before, people can try and rationalize it all they want. Stealing is stealing. People

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 18:21, Paul wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 03:50, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 02:55, Networks East wrote: I think you were trying to say without due payment it is theft. But we understand. Like I said before, people can try and rationalize it

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread Paul
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 11:38, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 18:21, Paul wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 03:50, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 02:55, Networks East wrote: I think you were trying to say without due payment it is theft. But we understand.

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread David E. Fox
You're not suggesting that a large player in the music industry (such as Sony) should stop producing CD recorders and blank CDs CD-Rs, along with the blank tapes, are you? Incidentally, you noticed that *audio* cd-r's are like 10x more expensive than the same *data* CD-Rs, right? It's to

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:24:28 -0700 (PDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox) uttered: n***gg*** this is unacceptable, even with the *'s. lose the racism or get lost. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread JM5379
--- Original Message --- From: HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:24:28 -0700 (PDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox) uttered: n***gg*** this is unacceptable, even with the *'s. lose the racism or get lost

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:11:21 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message --- From: HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:24:28 -0700 (PDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox) uttered: n***gg

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:35:51 -0400 Lee Wiggers [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled furiously: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:11:21 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message --- From: HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

[newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
Quote: Twelve-year-old Brianna Lahara's love for TV theme songs, Christina Aguilera and the nursery song If You're Happy and You Know It made her a target of the multibillion-dollar U.S. recording industry. Yesterday, the seventh grader became the industry's first legal trophy in a massive

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 17:23, HaywireMac wrote: Quote: Twelve-year-old Brianna Lahara's love for TV theme songs, Christina Aguilera and the nursery song If You're Happy and You Know It made her a target of the multibillion-dollar U.S. recording industry. Yesterday, the seventh grader became

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Gilligan
Now will they go after AOL/RoadRunner for there wireless hookup that make it easy for anyone to tap-in and dl for free? Completely anon. if they don't use email and set fake cfg user name. HaywireMac wrote: Quote: Twelve-year-old Brianna Lahara's love for TV theme songs, Christina Aguilera

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:33:08 +0300 Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: No, that's where they've come from. Oh, right. Well, there's gotta be some way they can be made to suffer. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: FILE SHARING IS ILLEGAL No, it's not. Sharing of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright holders' rights, it is not theft, at least not in most civilised countries. Photocopying a book is not the same as

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 16:33, Paul wrote: No, that's where they've come from. Paul M Yeah, and they already smell funny too. Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Copyright laws exist for a reason, to prevent someone from stealing your product. Yes, copyright laws. But using techniques that invade a person's privacy, and using judgement that would shock a demon, is another

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:38:39 -0400 HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: FILE SHARING IS ILLEGAL No, it's not. Sharing of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright holders' rights, it is not theft, at

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 10 Sep 2003 4:33 pm, HaywireMac wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Copyright laws exist for a reason, to prevent someone from stealing your product. Yes, copyright laws. But using techniques that invade a person's privacy, and

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Networks East
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: FILE SHARING IS ILLEGAL No, it's not. Sharing of copyrighted material is a violation

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:19:47 -0400 Lee Wiggers [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: It does, however, feel very much like being mugged when you see your product with another company's label. Yes, it does, and it is the price of doing business that one must be vigilant protecting one's IP, through civil

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 11:10 am, Networks East wrote: Let me first say that I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. And I think it is terrible that they are picking on children. For myself, I think it is terrible that they feel litigation is the only way to deal with a new business

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 18:19, Lee Wiggers wrote: It does, however, feel very much like being mugged when you see your product with another company's label. Trust me It feels like rape. What you describe is flagrant violation of copyright though and can and should be prosecuted.

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 11:06 am, HaywireMac wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:33:08 +0300 Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: No, that's where they've come from. Oh, right. Well, there's gotta be some way they can be made to suffer. No need, their suffering is inevitable. Current

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:45:28 -0400 Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Keep in mind that copyright laws exist to encourage the production and distribution of goods that are so protected. They were not created as a tool that corporations could use to control and prosecute people who

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Networks East
- From: Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wednesday 10 Sep 2003 4:33 pm, HaywireMac wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:32:16 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Do me a favor. Read my entire post and stop taking one liners It is against the law in the US to copy, pirate or what ever word you choose to use someones copyrited material. I HATE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR WHAT

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:42:56 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Don't want to start a war, but obtaining something with due payment is theft. I'm assuming you meant without. ;-) Not under *copyright law*. As I said, photocopying a book in the library is *not* theft, it is a

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Networks East
, September 10, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:19:47 -0400 Lee Wiggers [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: It does, however, feel very much like being mugged when you see your product with another company's label. Yes, it does, and it is the price

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 01:02 pm, HaywireMac wrote: What was that about flaming? LOL! I read your post in it's entirety. File sharing is not illegal. Sharing of copyrighted material is not illegal. It is a violation of someones copyright protection. That is the nature of copyright

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:08:25 -0400 HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Theft is a criminal offense, punishable by criminal sanctions in a criminal court. Copying someone else's material, be it a book, CD, painting, what have you, is not a criminal offense, it is an actionable civil matter,

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:04:41 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: big snip no legal qualifications, but if you don't know the diff between criminal (theft) and civil (copyright infringement), I can't help you. Funny, you asked for no flaming, how ironic... ;-) Signing off now. --

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:32:16 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: someones copyrited material. BTW, for someone who has spent time in a courtroom, you ought to know how to spell copyright, no? -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Michael Lothian
Not that I'm saying wht's happened is right but does anyone think this story is a bit emotive? I mean it's all abou this poor little 12 year old and is totally ignoring the face that her mother probably got more songs from it than her daughter did. Me is quite glad me is in the UK Had it

Re[2]: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread David Anderson
Hello Networks, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 6:04:41 PM, you wrote: NE Let me start again by saying, I THINK THE RECORD INDUSTRY IS WRONG IN WHAT NE THEY ARE DOING. NE If you notice, they are in civil court. Why, because it is easier to get NE what you want in a US Civil court. NE You don't

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 12:54 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote: On Wednesday 10 September 2003 11:06 am, HaywireMac wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:33:08 +0300 Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: No, that's where they've come from. Oh, right. Well, there's gotta be some way they can be

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:00:03 -0400 Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: egregious That's my second favourite word in the English language. Right behind bludgeon. ;-) -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:00:03 -0400 Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: The one potentially silver lining is that public outrage may finally spur Congress to roll back some of the most egregious changes in the law that they put in place at the behest of the recording and entertainment

Re[2]: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread rikona
Hello Bryan, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 1:00:03 PM, you wrote: BP In the seven weeks since the RIAA announced that they intended to BP sue file traders, CD sales have declined by 54%. I'm really glad to hear that. Serves 'em right - they deserve it. BP May also suggest that file sharing

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 05:56 pm, rikona wrote: Hello Bryan, ...snip Very, very unlikely unless it is a HUGE protest. The media cartel has enormous resources, and have a long record of buying politicians quite frequently and quite lavishly. The hidden factor is that votes are

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread ed tharp
On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:19, Lee Wiggers wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:38:39 -0400 HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:07 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: FILE SHARING IS ILLEGAL No, it's not. Sharing of copyrighted material is a violation

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Aron Smith
On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:42, RichardA wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:04:41 -0400, Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have spend a few days in court in my prior career, Guess what it was. Burglar? Richard Worse LAWYER Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 01:10, Networks East wrote: Let me first say that I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. And I think it is terrible that they are picking on children. The recording industry inherently produces stars by forcing music upon the public through commercial channels (TV,

Re: Re[2]: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Aron Smith
On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 14:56, rikona wrote: Hello Bryan, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 1:00:03 PM, you wrote: BP In the seven weeks since the RIAA announced that they intended to BP sue file traders, CD sales have declined by 54%. I'm really glad to hear that. Serves 'em right - they

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On 10 Sep 2003 15:31:59 -0700 Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Worse LAWYER *Low blow!* -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:49:49 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: For all that is wrong in making copies of music, why didn't anyone do anything when we used to record music from the radio onto our cassette tapes back in the 70's? It's the same thing, same principle. Bingo. --

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Networks East
: [newbie] This is just sickening On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:42:56 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Don't want to start a war, but obtaining something with due payment is theft. I'm assuming you meant without. ;-) Not under *copyright law*. As I said, photocopying a book

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Marc
Given the current state of the world, I can think of much better targets to put in prison than 12 year old file traders. I mean, a little real perspective would do wonders for these guys. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer Yeah but if they were to put all the real

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 02:55, Networks East wrote: I think you were trying to say without due payment it is theft. But we understand. Like I said before, people can try and rationalize it all they want. Stealing is stealing. People got caught. And it is not like they have not been

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:32:46 -0400 Networks East [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: I agree with that as well. Like I said before, the Music Industry should be ashamed of themselves. I would be ashamed for sueing a 12 year old girl that lives in public housing for 2grand.

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread Aron Smith
. - Original Message - From: HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:49:49 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: For all that is wrong

Re: [newbie] This is just sickening

2003-09-10 Thread David E. Fox
Look - if the Recording Industry doesn't want people to steal their music (or share it) then: As I would say - No humming - BMI might be listening. BMI is kinda similar to RIAA here in the states - only they sue Girl Scouts for singling allegedly copyrighted songs (public performance) and have