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>For instance, the GPL requires that if I use the licensed code as part of my
>own work, I must release my work under the GPL. This is a control on how
>people can use GPL'ed code based on copyright. Are you saying this control
>should not be allowed? Why?
I am saying that if I buy something, I own it. If I buy a copy of the Titanic, I should have every right to do whatever I want with my copy, edit it parts I don't like, record football over the lame movie, or use it as toilet paper.
The GPL is a different beast. I don't believe the GPL attempts to control how I use the software, just the source code. With open source software, I never become the owner of anything (besides a smile). ;)
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>> For instance, DirecTV charges sports-bars more for the exact same service
>> that they provide to an individual, because they are sharing the service.
>> Do sports bars sell beer or DirecTV? It's a darn good thing the electric
>> company doesn't do the same.
>
>This is a flawed comparison. If a sports bar did not have DirecTV to display
>sports events, they could not be in business. The bar recieves direct
>financial benefit from having the DirecTV subscription. DirecTV wants a
>piece of that benefit since they are providing the content.
>
Nor would they be in business without air conditioning (in phx, anyway), should the electric company's rates be determined by how many people are enjoying the cool air since they are providing the electricity?
>Yes. The broadcaster is using a shared resource (radio spectrim) and I have
>the right to record what is broadcast.
>
>>Can I record TV
>> shows?
>
>Yep. Same reason as radio.
>
>> Can I make copies of the songs I recorded from the radio to share
>> with my friends? All those mixed tapes exchanged throughout 80s and 90s -
>> damn criminals!!
>
>Nope. You are making a copy of a copyrighted work and distributing it. You
>don't have copyright of that work. All those mixed tapes were illegal, just
>as using P2P sharing without license to do so.
So, if I had a mixed tape of songs I recorded off the radio, I could freely share copies with my friends? How about if my neighbor plays his new CD real loud throughout the neighborhood, can I legally record those sound-waves?
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>> The fact is, people don't like being told what they can(t) do with their
>> own stuff, especially when they spent their own hard-earned cash on it.
>> Laws represent the people, not control them. Greedy companies with lame
>> models are getting what they deserve.
>
>That is true. But a copyrighted work is not what you are buying. You are
>buying the media on which it is provided, the CD, the paper, the tape, the
>canvass. You are not purchasing the right to copy it and distribute the
>copies.
>
I somewhat disagree. I could buy blank CD-Rs much cheaper than the 15-20 dollar music CD. Distributing is not exactly what I would call giving somebody a mixed tape for Christmas (or whatever ya'll celebrate). :a)
>Are you saying that if you spent 2 years writing your first novel and asked me
>to read it before sending it to the publisher, you would have no problem with
>me copying the manuscript and posting it on Kazaa or in a newgroup? Or is
>that only OK to do if the author is already rich or a big corporation?
>guess what I am asking is if you think copyright should be eliminated for
>everything or maybe just for some things in some specific criteria.
>
Have you ever been to a public library without a copy machine? But books still sell. When you have finished reading a text book and sell it to another or give it away, must you destroy your notes as well?
I believe those with good products, ideas, or inventions will be rewarded regardless of copyright laws (or Kazaa) if what they offer is truly unique and superior. It's not that I think we should eliminate copyright laws by any means, but I think the IP laws are flawed, inconsistent and too often stretched and abused. I think society evolves how it wishes, and regardless of what the RIAA wants, they will have to evolve too if they wish to survive.
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