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To: N3WBI3

It's not private property when you give it away for free, and private ownership is the basis of capitalism. The rest is just you spinning and distorting like usual.


48 posted on 02/23/2006 9:27:48 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
It's not private property when you give it away for free, and private ownership is the basis of capitalism.

Its still the intellectual property of the copyright holder and they may dictate how its used. I hear songs on the radio all the time for free, it does not give me the right to copy them and use them to make profit...

49 posted on 02/23/2006 9:31:39 AM PST by N3WBI3 (If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)
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To: Golden Eagle
It's not private property when you give it away for free,

Private property is what allows you to give it away for free. You can't give away what's not yours.

Besides, nobody gives away OSS code. They retain copyright, the code is licensed. They only allow free use of the code under certain conditions.

58 posted on 02/23/2006 9:51:05 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: Golden Eagle
It's not private property when you give it away for free,

It absolutely is. When you give a Christmas gift the gift never stops being private property.

88 posted on 02/23/2006 12:21:30 PM PST by Tribune7
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