Veddy Interesting

[the_gneech]

Snagged from punktiger ... free downloads, artist's rights, etc..

Although it currently only applies directly to the music industry, it's not that far a leap to stuff that concerns me in a very direct and personal manner, so I found it very interesting. :)

-The Gneech

Comments

[unciaa.livejournal.com]

If it's not doing any commercial harm, yes. Anything that benefits the majority without hurting individuals is okay in my book, I don't care much for hurt feelings. If using a pirated copy of Windows in a 3rd world country makes someone computer literate, then it was worth the violation.
*shrug*
Tree huggin` hippie, what can I say. :)

Re:

[level-head.livejournal.com]

True story:
I negotiated with that third world country, enticed by the prospect of selling 4,000 copies of my software. I wrote it, busted my butt on it, and then they simply obtained one pirated copy, which went to 4,000 sites.

But I was a "corporation", not an "individual", so fortunately I could not be harmed. And besides, I do good work, so I am sure that some individuals became more computer literate as a result.

===|==============/ Level Head

[unciaa.livejournal.com]

Hm, did I make an extra paragraph or something? I thought I was refering to the people that couldn't afford such a thing. Or should I restate my stance in every setnance to make it clearer?
I'm not talking ease of such an analysis, I'm not talking changing laws, I'm talking about the ONE possible person that could POSSIBLY not afford such a thing but would benefit from it. In such an, apparently extremely unlikely event, I'd have no problem with that person using it.

Or perhaps I should be more specific, also stating their sex, age, date of birth and genetic sequence before my point isn't turned around like so many rotten vegetables? Really now...

Your sole counter argument seems to be "it's hard to decide what someone can or cannot afford, so let's bunch them all up in a single bag". It seems to me that judging on someone's murder motives is infinitely more complex than determining their monetary status but hey, I'm not a lawyer. Perhaps we should ask insurance companies to do it, they seem to have a good grasp of people evaluation...