On Monday 02 May 2005 13:32, Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> I'll repeat myself, if you don't like a law, TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE; if
> they don't change it, ELECT A NEW ONE.  That is the extent of your right to
> change things, and YOU choose to VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT that limitation by
> choosing to live in this nation.  If you find that the laws under which we
> live are unacceptable, you can work to have them CHANGED, properly, you can
> decide to ACCEPT them, or you can LEAVE.

Umm, sure you do. Have you followed the Bobby Fisher thing at all? You don't 
even have the right to leave anymore. This country, and the patriotism that 
goes with it, no longer allows you to "accept it or leave it." 

>Not to rehash the intellectual property arguments, but I want to kill the
>abusive #@!*%($# my wife is unfortunate enough to work with, but I have been
>'educated' that this is 'wrong' and 'illegal'.  Are you saying I should just
>say "Umm, I think it is too fucking bad" and skin them while they sleep
>anyway?

If 60 million people want to skin those bastards, why not? Then again, using 
somebody elses argument...your wife has the right to choose not to work at 
the place she works. (Much like a creator of content has the right to not 
release it for use by the public.)

Just keep in mind that original copyright law was designed to prevent somebody 
from stealing your work and claiming it as their own. (Such as me doing a 
rendition of Riverdance and saying that I created the dances, music, etc.) It 
was not originally designed to prevent me from performing Riverdance while 
stating in absolute fact that you, indeed, created what I was about to 
perform.

Of course, that is not the case now...now I must get your permission to 
perform your dance, although my dancers may be differently dressed or 
differently proportioned than your dancers..etc. In software terms, I can 
purchase a license, which you can change at any time, and I can only use that 
license when you state I can use it. 

I don't see Smith and Wesson stating that I can only shoot their pistols at 
10pm on a Friday night, during a full moon, and only while standing on one 
leg at least 13 miles from any civilized encampment. But, I do see Smith and 
Wesson stating that their warranty is void if I use hollow point bullets or 
"misuse" their product.

To simply state: A software company has no warranty requirements or 
responsibilities regarding a failure in their software. However, they are 
granted incredible rights of protection for distribution of their software. 
There is no protection to the consumer but there are tons of protections to 
the producer. And *that* is what makes the software field so lucrative. No 
responsibility but 100% protection.

Can I sit there and tell my congressman that? I can certainly try. BUT, since 
I am not buying him dinner at the fanciest restaurant in Phoenix, AZ....I 
won't be heard. I'll receive a form letter and I'll be lucky if my vote is 
even counted in the next election. So, in reality, should I be waiting 50 
years for somebody noble enough to come along to listen to my pleas?  Or, 
should I say "fuck the law" and take my chances?

And that is the only choice people have today. And there is a saying which 
describes the choice that will be made by the majority:

It is easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to obtain permission.

These facts are self-evident in every aspect of our lives....but that is a 
whole other discussion.
-- 
Sincerely,

Jason Spatafore
http://www.spatafore.net
A+ Certified Service Professional
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