Re: Note to QC & PG

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Sandra,
    I like this thinking too. Unfortunately, we are in no position to 'let'
Apple do anything. And it's doubtful we could convince them. The only real
solution would be legislation curtailing intellectual property rights.
Renewable copyright permits, 5 years a piece, during which the company or
individual has to make the software reasonably available for sale. After
each 5 year period, the author can choose to let the permit lapse, and it
becomes public domain, or renew it. 3 renewals max. Copyrighted works that
have existed for more than 15 years, would be permitted a single 5 year
permit.

    Will this ever happen? No. Not even close. Too much money involved. Is
this a good thing? No, money is not good in this situation. You see, people
deserve money, some even deserve wealth. Those who create deserve
reimbursement, and even incentive to go on creating. Megacorps don't deserve
either of these things. Even individuals who continue to milk an old
creation for all its worth are abusing this system. It serves no longer as
incentive, and is by any means well past the reimbursement phase. Usually,
when someone or some company is the only source for a particular good, and
they have complete control of how much to charge for it, this is called a
monopoly.

    But this is only ethical and moral, as QC would conclude, because it's
legal. Really, those who have tried to work within the system don't spout
off this idealistic bullshit, about being able to change it from within.
Hell, every once in a while they do toss you a crumb, but they don't even
bother to hide the loaf from sight while doing it. They actually know what
it's like. I used to think that too, now I just ignore the system. It's
broken.

    Those of you who think it can remain in it's relatively tolerable state
don't have a clue. Maybe not true for everything, but in this case, it's
either getting better or it's getting worse. And it for damn sure isn't
getting better. Eventually, those who fervently believe in copyright
protection will be gone, because they'll either be getting reamed
exponentially more so than happens now, or they'll be forced to 'pirate',
because the only alternative is living in caves. Contrary to popular
pirate-sympathetic belief, they don't live in them now, but just wait. Haha.
The world of the physical may still be full and strong in life, but it's now
possible to see that it isn't immortal. Everything will be software and
information, some day.

John