On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 02:11, Robert Wultsch wrote:
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> Here comes a story...
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> Until about a a year ago I did was a windows only user that had no=20
> liscenes for the software I had. As I tend to be rather moral in the end=20
> it was just not tenable. About the same time that I got rid of all of my=20
> illegal software I got a bunch of cd's ripped off. I had no qualms about=20
> replacing my stolen music with mp3's.
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> At this point I realy wonder if my I have a greater chance of being=20
> raided by jbt with my legal  (I did all my shopping online if it ever=20
> comes to that) music as opposed when I had software that was not on the=20
> up and up. I really get the feeling that software companies blow off=20
> consumer copyright infringment, while the riaa/mpaa is very heavy handed.
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I think most software companies and the BSA focus on companies not
individuals. That is where the big $$ for them is.


> And for the record I am now compleatly legal (even my windows boxes for=20
> the first time since 3.1) and even now lecture people about alternatives=20
> to copyright infringment (i.e. the gimp for windows over stealing=20
> photoshop, openoffice instead of office).
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> der.hans wrote:
> > Am 18. Jun, 2003 schw=E4tzte Voltage Spike so:
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> >>Essentially, he is stating that if the consumer electronics industry
> >>cannot quickly release a solution, then the government will legislate
> >>a solution for them.
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> > You know, it might be interesting if consumers were the ones to offer a
> > solution. An interesting one might be to not download copyrighted mater=
ial
> > you haven't paid for :).
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> > For me that means I miss out on most of the American content because I =
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> > giving money to orgs like the RIAA and MPAA. There are plenty of good,
> > independent bands that aren't yet in their clutches, though.
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> > It would be cool if those were the bands that were most downloaded...
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> > ciao,
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> > der.hans
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