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To: Quick1
I never said Kazaa was terrorist, I claimed sites that sell rights to pirated software like Kazaa earn income, which you tried to deny. Other sites like that exist and may and probably do fund terrorism and other illicit activities, that's what the congressional reports say.

You can rail against Congress some more if you want, and they do make many major mistakes, but enforcing US Copyright law at a time the US is under seige by international media pirates and open source cybercommunists is something I strongly support. And I don't see any reason why I shouldn't.
271 posted on 04/26/2006 6:27:48 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
I never said Kazaa was terrorist, I claimed sites that sell rights to pirated software like Kazaa earn income, which you tried to deny.

Show me how much money KaZaa has earned through from its users. I see no subscription area in there.

Other sites like that exist and may and probably do fund terrorism and other illicit activities, that's what the congressional reports say.

Probably, huh? Such as? I highly doubt Thepiratebay makes any money. In fact, they revel in their freeness, and they make fun of lawyers that try to come after them, since they are based in Sweden (as I recall). The only places pirates are acutally raking in the cash is when they sell bootleg copies of movies, and that happens mostly in Asian countries, which on a related note, is why the MPAA is wanting to sell movies for only $1.50 there.

You can rail against Congress some more if you want, and they do make many major mistakes

Yes they do and I certainly will. They seem to all be complete morons when it comes to technology issues. I wouldn't be surprised if half of them still used typewriters.

is under seige by international media pirates and open source cybercommunists is something I strongly support. And I don't see any reason why I shouldn't.

You really think Linux users hate America? Or Firefox users?

I'm sorry, but I strongly disagree with you. I should be able to use a CD that I bought and import it onto my iPod, if I so choose. I should be able to rip individual tracks from multiple CDs that I own, and create my own mixes. I should be able to make a backup DVD copy of a movie that I own, since DVDs scratch fairly easily. The RIAA and MPAA seek to outlaw FAIR USE, and that is something I will always strongly oppose.
272 posted on 04/26/2006 6:43:01 PM PDT by Quick1 (There is no Theory of Evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.)
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