Re: Archiving old magazines on website

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <9567223116681464.NC-1.61.joobs@news.free-online.net>,
John Burns <joobs@grizo.free-onlineNOJUNK.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:35:46 -0600, russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew
>Russotto) wrote:
>
>> Use of the term marks the user as a partisan for propagandist for the MPAA,
>> RIAA, and other copyright extremists.  Not happy with "piracy" -- a term
>> which they, in earlier incarnations, invented to demonize copyright
>> infringers but which has instead become an almost neutral word to describe
>> infringement -- they switched to "copyright theft".  I won't use it and I
>> will object to its use.
>
>Fair enough but it is only a name and we all know what it describes. I certainly
>don't see it as "demonizing" but that's my opinion. At the end of the day those
>who copyright infringe *are* breaking the law - I certainly don't see any need
>to be politically correct to their practice.

They are breaking the law, but not laws against theft.

>At the end of the day those who
>download mp3s games etc without paying for them are effectively stealing them
>(legal definitions aside).

No, they aren't, and here's where the demonization lies.  Infringement
is not theft or "stealing".

>As for the RIAA et al, yes I'd agree that their methods are becoming
>rather extreme but if you haven't any illegally obtained stuff what have you to
>fear from (or care about) them?

ROTFL.  The tyrant's clarion call.  "If you have nothing to hide, you
won't mind if we search, will you?"

-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                            mrussotto@speakeasy.net
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."  But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of 
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.