Ah! The issues of law, privacy and piracy on the high seas of the cyber pond.
So, let me see if I have this right.
It is ok to use the internet to copy the works of a student as a basis determining the legality of a war, (September Dossier / Iraq Dossier) but it is not ok to download the latest copy of "Instantly Forgettable" by the Over-hyped.
Have I understood this correctly?
BBC NEWS | Business | Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
Amonst the Have Your Say comments regarding file sharing, this one just about sums up the situation that we humans currently find ourselves.
Late Edit
Just remembered I have this feed for further information on the subject.
Recording Industry vs The People
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
BBC NEWS | Business | Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
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Control Freaks!
Happy Valentine's Day Pabs!
Indeed!
Happy Valentine's Day to you too, sorry it's late, same complaint as my g/f!
LOL
I don't know how I would feel if someone stole my stuff but..... file sharing is becoming so normal that there has to be a way to handle it and maybe the shift should be away from stopping it and working out how it can be regulated and carry on in a functional way.
Perhaps if it worked abit like shareware. If you register your file sharing software and paid an annual fee which gave a kind of licence to share and copy, a percentage of that fee could be returned to those artists whose works you share.
If you copy on to say a cd for those who might not have access to the internet, you could charge for the media and perhaps to cover your costs, then send a percentage back to the artist. There would be those who would cheat the system but then that is human nature I am afraid. Maybe some sort of inducements, say access to other works or promotional stuff, concert tickets, t-shirts, that sort of stuff, to encourage ppl to be honest rather than trying to sue a ten year old for downloading some rubbish track which they will get bored of and delete.
Just a thought.
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