| Art Alexion on 26 Oct 2007 19:11:48 -0000 |
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On Thursday 25 October 2007 07:26:30 Toby DiPasquale wrote: > > Apple, its partners, and its lobbying groups are just as belligerent as > > the RIAA when it comes to you sharing their software. That is something > > to keep in mind the next time you have the choice of supporting them by > > buying their products. > > Why would I care about that if I'm going to *buy* their products? If I'm > a legal customer, I don't have to care what they do to the guys who > download their stuff off of USENET illegally. As a member of the market, I > decide whether or not its worth it and then buy it or not. Part of my > purchase decision is never what they are going to do to some kid in his > basement for downloading the thing I'm buying from some POP in Finland. I > only care about that if *I* am going to try that move. I can't completely agree. If piracy = crime, then crime and punishment may offer an analogy. I may not be a criminal and don't intend to commit a crime, but I am very concerned about what sort of punishment my government metes out to those that do. Fairness and justice are important because one day either I or someone I care deeply about is going to be the one needing fairness and justice. -- _____________________________________________________________ Art Alexion PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A Keyserver: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. Info @ http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html Attachment:
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