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RIAA offers amnesty for music pirates.
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
It's not "stealing." Stealing is a different crime. It's copyright violation. People need to get this straight.
[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: M. O'Brien ]
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I don't see why everyone has to get so technical when I say stealing. Your taking something that is not yours and you did not pay for. That is stealing.
That is like saying stealing a car is not stealing... but grand theft auto. It makes no difference... the result is the same (someone still stole your car).
Calum:
quote:Originally posted by jeffberg: Mac Capitalist:
ummm... sounds like a good deal to me. And yes... I think they would be allowed to sue people that steal from them.
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we can almost use you as a social barometer. just find out what you say and 90% of the time it's safe to say the utter opposite is true.
flap:
quote:I don't see why everyone has to get so technical when I say stealing. Your taking something that is not yours and you did not pay for. That is stealing.
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I think we should be able to sue the publishers, and spineless artists who collaborate with them, who attempt to restrict our freedom of speech, or, as I like to term it, anally rape us. Oh ok they're not technically 'raping' us, but it's a good word to use anyway.
[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: flap ]
Calum:
Faust:
quote:And ironically, although RIAAs threats and lawsuits and subpoenas are reducing downloads, CD sales are still decreasing (see slashdot story).
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Who do you sue when you release crap music though? I must admit it would be funny to see Britneys label sue her for poor sales ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H poor singing ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H stealing profits.
We refer to Grand Theft Auto as stealing because it is a specific subset of stealing. As in it's covered by the same laws as theft of any other physical possession, but it has more specific rules - kinda like we call "killing babies" infanticide and "killing royal people" regicide - specific terminology. "Copyright (or BLDTLUSYC*) infringememt " however is not a specific subset of "stealing" it is a seperate legal term, and covered by different laws. I can walk around all I like saying "RIAA releases shit music" and yes it will hurt their profits, but it's not theft. Might be covered by slander laws, but slander isn't theft.
* Big Legal Document That Lets You Shaft Your Customers (well most of the time - such as EULAS etcetera.)
edit1:
Flap, Calum I don't know whos post I like more.
edit2:
quote: Von Lohmann cautioned that the RIAA doesn't represent all copyright owners and therefore couldn't guarantee an Internet user wouldn't be sued for infringement by others, despite what amounts to an admission of guilt.
"It's not the kind of agreement that most people's lawyers will embrace," he said.
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I wonder if this is just a "now we know who you are" offer?
[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: Faust ]
[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: Faust ]
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