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To: Mister Magoo
I'm not concerned. Anything that can be digitized will be swapped.

. . . And anything that can be photocopied, photographed, counterfeited or knocked-off will be bartered, sold or given away; but it's still against the law.

I'm not a church-lady, really - but, I do have an interest in the music industry and copyright laws and I generally support all laws, even when I think it should be changed and I'm working towards that end. To do otherwise leads to chaos and ignorance imho. I see too many people ignoring the law, not working to change it, and too many people in denial about breaking the law.

187 posted on 04/29/2003 5:35:14 PM PDT by Drumbo ("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living" - Drumbo Thunder)
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To: Drumbo
. . . And anything that can be photocopied, photographed, counterfeited or knocked-off will be bartered, sold or given away; but it's still against the law.

There is a difference between counterfeiting and copying. A counterfeit makes a false claim to being original; a copy need make no such claim.

BTW, let me ask a somewhat-related question: if someone purchases a printer (as opposed to, say, leasing it), does that person have a right to refill its ink cartridges, and to make such modifications to the printer or cartridges as are necessary to make them work?

189 posted on 04/29/2003 5:45:51 PM PDT by supercat (TAG--you're it!)
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