[xzins]

If they weren't in the public domain, I'd agree with you. But they are in the public domain.

[George W. Bush]

If they weren't in the public domain, I'd agree with you. But they are in the public domain.

Let's look at the source page for this very article where it says: "Click to buy this page".

COMMENTARY

Why the Record Industry Doesn't Stand a Chance

BY JAMES LILEKS
c.2003 Newhouse News Service

Yes, they're selling it. Did FR pay them? Did the person who posted it here pay them? No.

At this point, you should recognize that this article was not lifted under any fair use and the sale was circumvented and their copyright violated. We probably won't get sued but you'd better think about that commandment you lectured us on.