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  thecaptain, 9 Jan 2004 @ 6:37am

  
  

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  C'mon. Teaching kids hasn't been a priority for years. Education today focuses on brainwashing...ie: aping the course material. There is very little or NO option/training for critical thought.
  That makes it easier for companies to sell to you. It makes it easier for the powers that be to stay in control.
  
  Its a sad thing really.

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  BtG, 9 Jan 2004 @ 7:44am

  
  

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  Maybe it's just me, but I did not find the article to be that well written. Yes, it has all the facts that we all know and love to parade around, but that's all. There was little connection between all the facts, a simple list of that info would have been equally as effective (and quicker to digest).
  

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    Mike (profile), 9 Jan 2004 @ 9:23am

    
    

    Re: No Subject Given

    Yeah, I agree, which is why I wonder if there were other reasons for spiking the article.
    
    I think a more interesting argument is to first separate out the difference between copyright infringement and theft - and then to look at the reasons for copyright and copyright infringement and see if they make sense.
    
    Also, my personal belief is still that companies should look at how they can embrace such "popular will" to their own advantage, without pissing off their customers.

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      Steve Sanderson, 9 Jan 2004 @ 10:57am

      
      

      What a STUPID argument

      Man, I have to say that this kid's editorial on downloading contains some of the most half-baked, flat-out STUPID logic I have ever read. It sounds like the way a 12 year old's mind works! I hope the RIAA investigates this dumbass and confiscates his PC, the digital piracy movement would probably be appalled at the shoddy nature of the points he puts forth to justify copyright THEFT. And that's what it is, Mike, whether you choose to live in a dream world and deny it!

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        Mike (profile), 9 Jan 2004 @ 11:20am

        
        

        Re: What a STUPID argument

        So, you're saying the Supreme Court was wrong? It's a valid position to take, but tossing it up as a "dream world" is a pretty bold statement that doesn't make you look too thoughtful. While I agree that the courts make mistakes, I rarely think they're living in a dream world.

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        Frank, 9 Jan 2004 @ 12:40pm

        
        

        Re: What a STUPID argument

        Yes, and the digital gouging movement the RIAA has practiced for so long and been busted for by the FTC is so much more moral and legal. Widen your own dream world a little.

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