Copyright and intellectual property became an issue when it was possible to
reproduce and distribute a work without the producer of that work being
acknowledged, or rewarded, for the initial work that was creating the
income.
Mass reproduction and distribution didn't exist a couple of centuries ago in
the same way it does now. And I think you'll find that people were
complaining about forgeries before copyright existed.
on 11/3/03 10:15 pm the person going by the name pixilated at
pixilated@alum.dartmouth.org spake :
quoted 44 lines Sure, it's theft if that is what the law says theft is. That doesn't> Sure, it's theft if that is what the law says theft is. That doesn't
> mean that the law isn't a sham supported by parties trying to influence
> how the law is written and applied for their own benefit. You are taking
> for granted the concept of intellectual property. Copyright laws didn't
> even exist until a few centuries ago. Do you honestly see no difference
> between appropriating a physical object claimed by someone else and an
> idea? How did any artist create his work? You think he hasn't
> appropriated the ideas of others? You are accepting a construction of
> reality imposed upon you without criticism. Way to go, sucker. I should
> copyright intelligence and sell it. God knows I'd make a shitload of
> money off you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hager [mailto:HagerJW@Healthall.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:03 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] Indie Ethics
>
>
>
> oh for chist sake
> pirating, file sharing, downloading, swapping
> who gives a flying f**k what the RIAA calls it...
> if it's not properly authorized, it's STEALING,
> PERIOD! it doesn't matter if it's greedy, rich, butt-heads
> like Metallica, or some starving indie artist.
>
> pirate, according to Webster's, by definition means:
>
> One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without
> authorization.
>
> which accurately describes the unlicenced manufacture of hit records for
> retail AND mp3 sharing/downloading.
>
> john
>
>
>
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