On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 09:19:46PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote:
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movies on our computers. If they make it illegal for us to watch them,
why would we buy them? It just doesn't add up. ...But it probably does
add up for Congress. Of course, in that case, what's adding up is the
Hollywood lobbyists' "donations" in their pockets...
Well, crap, I'll be the first one to come out and admit that I pirate
stuff. If I want it, I'll do it. Just like if I want to smoke pot, I
do it (although I haven't touched it period in 6 years, except for 2
trips to Amsterdam and at two concerts). Similarly, with piracy, if I
want to do it, I do it -- but I don't do it wholesale, I don't make
money off it, I don't encourage any 13 year olds to do it (cough
Napster cough).
I'm a grown adult who in various small ways makes a conscious choice to
violate certain laws, in a non-harmful way. This occurs at many levels
in society (5 miles over the speed limit). The distinction is: DO YOU
HARM ANYBODY.
Dig?