Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
I own a piece of paper (physical property right).
You own a piece of paper (physical property right).
You write down something on your piece of paper.
Now, through "intellectual property", I am forbidden to write the same thing on my piece of paper. The mere fact that you have done a thing with your physical property has precluded me (under the threat of imprisonment or financial ruin) from exercising my physical property rights in the same manner.
To that notion, I say: No. I'll write down what I want, and twiddle the bits on my hard drive as I wish.
Actually, the numbers on thir mailbox is more like their IP address, since people can still send them messages. Seizing their domain is akin to removing them from the phone book.
You mean the pre-internet, terrestrial radio that only played what the guy in the station on the other end decided to play? That's the radio you're going to use to sample music on demand? Good luck with that unless you're trying to hear one of the top three most popular songs that month.
(I also enjoyed the random insult, although if I were you I wouldn't be throwing those around with the quality of arguments you've displayed here thus far.)
So he's pining for a time when people made music decisions based on the album art? And having people to listen to a track before parting with their hard-earned cash is "killing music"? Yikes.
If that's the music industry he wants, I'm glad it's dead. Somebody put a couple more rounds in it for good measure.
Because he's more intellectually honest than his detractors, and his efforts to continually engage them in debate puts a lie to their claims that we only allow concurring opinions here.
Considering the only country that has enacted strong anti-piracy is South Korea
There's no such thing as "strong anti-piracy", because when an anti-piracy measure fails, you move the goalposts for what constitutes "strong".
A year from now you'll say "We don't know if strong anti-piracy measures work yet, because China is the only country in the world that executes file-sharers by firing squad. The rest of the world merely boots them off the internet!"
It is quite obvious to anyone that isn't willfully blind that it is very hurtful.
"Pay no attention to the facts, studies, and other distractions. We know it's hurtful because we know it's hurtful. Trust me, the RIAA wouldn't hire shills like me if they didn't think so!"
Speaking of price, the labels and studios spend millions on schemes to make sure their content is nearly unusable for legit customers, so they shouldn't be offended when I decide to get that content elsewhere. Simple as that, really.
If you want to have me as a customer, you should treat me like a customer. If not, well, there are other people selling.
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Vote for any candidate whose record most closely matches what you want to see happen in the country. Disregard things like party affiliation.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
How is that "supporting piracy" rather than simply realizing an obvious truth?
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Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
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Re: Re: Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
You own a piece of paper (physical property right).
You write down something on your piece of paper.
Now, through "intellectual property", I am forbidden to write the same thing on my piece of paper. The mere fact that you have done a thing with your physical property has precluded me (under the threat of imprisonment or financial ruin) from exercising my physical property rights in the same manner.
To that notion, I say: No. I'll write down what I want, and twiddle the bits on my hard drive as I wish.
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Re: Piracy violates creators' rights. It gives money to pirate websites that have no rights. What else is there?
"Intellectual Property" violates my physical rights. Guess which one I care about more?
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You haven't met our government, have you?
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(I also enjoyed the random insult, although if I were you I wouldn't be throwing those around with the quality of arguments you've displayed here thus far.)
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Is he serious?
If that's the music industry he wants, I'm glad it's dead. Somebody put a couple more rounds in it for good measure.
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Because he's more intellectually honest than his detractors, and his efforts to continually engage them in debate puts a lie to their claims that we only allow concurring opinions here.
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Yes, yes, those poor, misunderstood trolls. Why won't anyone take them seriously? "Freetard" is just a term of endearment. :(
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There's no such thing as "strong anti-piracy", because when an anti-piracy measure fails, you move the goalposts for what constitutes "strong".
A year from now you'll say "We don't know if strong anti-piracy measures work yet, because China is the only country in the world that executes file-sharers by firing squad. The rest of the world merely boots them off the internet!"
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"Pay no attention to the facts, studies, and other distractions. We know it's hurtful because we know it's hurtful. Trust me, the RIAA wouldn't hire shills like me if they didn't think so!"
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If you want to have me as a customer, you should treat me like a customer. If not, well, there are other people selling.
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