Re: Stallman Admits to Copyright Infringement

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>]

Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org> writes:

> > That said, there is a problem with mp3s on the Internet.  I would say
> > 10-15% of all uses of mp3 audio are probably illegal trading.  (before you
> > DARE claim the number any higher than that you'd damned well better do
> > your homework regarding commercial and industrial applications of the
> > technology..)
> 
> I hope you have too. I suspect there is very little legitimate use yet.

I fail to understand why you have this perversion of logic that seems
to equate ethics with the law.  The two are unrelated.  One would hope
that the law would mirror ethics, but of course as we all know, such
can rarely be guaranteed.