Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!rpi.edu!kudla From: kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Software thieves (was Re: Software theives) Message-ID: <6926@rpi.edu> Date: 25 Aug 89 09:28:20 GMT References: <30706@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <6846@rpi.edu> <2361@raspail.cdcnet.cdc.com> <6865@rpi.edu> <58013@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <6876@rpi.edu> <1160@sas.UUCP> <11682@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <1575@convex.UUCP> Sender: usenet@rpi.edu Followup-To: alt.flame Distribution: usa Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 36 In-reply-to: swarren@eugene.uucp's message of 23 Aug 89 15:44:17 GMT In article <1575@convex.UUCP> swarren@eugene.uucp (Steve Warren) writes: This is a rather convenient opinion to hold, don't you think? Many "consumers" would prefer that "producers" would become their chattel and endlessly entertain and otherwise cater to them at no expense to themselves. This is the category that pirates fall into. Cut through all the baloney and the pathetic rationalizations. All right, I will. Have you ever watched television? Well, guess what? A majority of people in America pay zip, zilcho, absolutely nothing, for this form of entertainment. But let's not forget libraries. You can take out any book ever written if you're willing to walk the half-mile and get a card- absolutely free. I don't hear you bitching about all those poor authors whose works were utterly raped by people *gasp* reading them for FREE. To say nothing of all the poor millionaire rock stars whose material was mercilessly put up for loan at the public libraries that stock music. And what about radio? Public parks? Networks such as this one? (Honestly, I've gotten more entertainment out of this flamefest than I possibly could have out of any pirated game or whatever.) Have all the rules suddenly changed because transistors'n'stuff are involved? In a hundred years, will people be getting sued because they covered the tune of someone whose estate hasn't died out yet? If this is the world you desire, be my guest to go and live in it. But please don't put me on the list of invitees. I wouldn't want to have to pay for good conversation or a walk in the park. Followups, for the fourth time, directed to alt.flame. -- Robert Jude Kudla Pi-Rho America \\ /// Constitution: A piece of paper designed to 2346 15th St. \\ /// fool people into thinking they are not owned. Troy, NY 12180 /X\ \\\/// keywords: mike oldfield yes u2 r.e.m. new order (518)271-8624 // \\ \XX/ steely dan f.g.t.h. kate bush .....and even Rush