How? The candy is a physical product. An mp3, and basically all digital
works that are in digital media, aren't gone when they're "stolen" -
they're still sitting right where you left them.
The whole argument against theft is that you're taking someone from someone
else. If they're not losing anything, how is that theft?
derek
At 04:21 PM 3/11/2003 -0600, c wrote:
quoted 40 lines thats kind of like saying it is ok to steal candy from a store as long as you>thats kind of like saying it is ok to steal candy from a store as long as you
>remove the packaging
>
>EggyToast wrote:
>
> > c said:
> > > lets see. an artist makes a record. a record company makes a product.
> > > sells that product to a consumer. the artist then (illegally) copies
> > > it. posts it on the net. web surfer downloads it and burns a copy.
> > >
> > > two copies, same record. one was paid for, the other was not. how is
> > > that any different than the downloader walking into the store and
> > > taking a copy ?
> > >
> >
> > How much did the label spend on that CD-r compared to the physical CD? The
> > retailer for the whole package? How much did that cover art costs to
> > produce? The jewel case?
> >
> > in the example of someone buying the actual CD, everyone is making money
> > (except the consumer). In the case of the stolen retail CD, everyone is
> > losing money (except the consumer). In the case of MP3, no one is
> *losing*
> > money (including the consumer).
> >
> > derek
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