[WEB4LIB] Re: Computers in Libraries and the death of copyright

[Daniel Messer]

Nowhere in that message did I affirm that it was okay for someone to pirate 
something because they feel the rates are too high, that goes for CDs, cable, 
or whatever. I simply stated that I don't blame pirates too much for what 
they do. To paraphrase the move Casablanca, I don't have too much sympathy 
for the hound because I understand the point of view of the fox.

Dan

Dan Marmion <dmarmion at nd.edu> said:

> Maybe I'm missing something here: You're saying that it's all right to
> pirate (steal) someone's music because you think the legitimate owners
> charge more than they should?  I don't like the way my local cable company
> keeps raising my rates, so is it okay for me to illegally tap into their
> signal?
> 
> Dan Marmion
> 
> Daniel Messer wrote:
> > 
> 
> [big snip]
> 
> > 
> > As I recall, it costs less than fifty cents to produce a single CD. Think
> > about it, I can do gown to Office Depot and get a spindle of 50 blank CDs 
for
> > US$35.00 or so. That's less than a buck a disk! So I really question why I
> > should be paying US$14 - US$15 for something that costs much less to 
produce?
> > I don't blame pirates at all, if for no other reason than they don't like
> > being taken for a ride.
> > 
> 
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