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Originally Posted by evil nickname
Well, agreed :)
I was making the case that copy corruption does not allow me to make legimate copies for private use. I've encoded almost all my CDs so I can listen to them more easily on my PC - and that is where I play music the most. According to Dutch law, that's entirely legal. I just don't like my rights being taken away...
I never touched on the 'stealing' thing for, imo, a good reason. It's quicksand. I do download music from the internet. Like most people do. However, I mostly download music to 'pre-listen' an album I'm interested in. If I like it, I buy it. If I don't -- why keep it? This is what *I* do. And I don't expect a lot of people do the same.
Technically, I'm still a 'thief', since I take copyright material, which is most likely made available without the copyrights-holder's consent. Although it may not be completly honest/legal, but I think that morally I'm doing pretty well.
And finally, slightly OT, but FYI:
People don't have to copyright anything. This is done automatically if you create 'a work of art, literature of science' (Dutch Law again, but I'd be surprised if that isn't the international approach). This reply, is copyrighted by me, I don't have to add a '©' or nothing. That's just how it works.
And shareware is software, that is distributed free of charge for testing. If you decide you like the software, and continue to use it, you are legally required to pay a registration fee.
William
[jeez... these kinds of posts take forever to write]
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Hi William,
I just want to touch on a couple of points that you made. I do totally understand the point that you made about having your rights taken away but it does come down to the point of record companies protecting their artists and income. Because of people uploading their files, it's spoiled for the rest of us that don't.
Alot of people will download to pre-listen to decide if they want to buy the album so why can't there be a system in place that just a portion of the song is downloaded instead of the whole thing. You can normally get an idea if you like the song after a minute or two. (At least I do)
The final point I want to touch on was your last. Alot of shareware software can be obtained for free but it's not just for testing. I won't name names here but some companies will let you use it for free if you run the ad supported version without having to pay a registration fee ever.
I guess that I got my "loonies" worth too
Maria
Evil posted while I was trying to type this up :)
I'm not saying that I am dismissing this issue because it works well with the equipment that I have. What I am trying to say is that I would like to see some kind of resolution to this issue somewhere in the near future. You are right, I might be more upset if it affected me more than what it does now but I wouldn't be mad at the record companies, I would get upset at the shareware providers for screwing it up for me, the honest consumer.
I will get off my soapbox now, for a little while