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Posted by Martin Heffels on 12/13/06 08:13
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:14:11 GMT, "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
wrote:
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>"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
>news:4u90i4F16sag6U1@mid.individual.net...
>> "Colin B" wrote ...
>>> Thanks PTravel for frightening the life out of us all once again!
>>
>> Only seems "frightening" if you make the (false) assumption
>> that you can do whatever you please with other peoples'
>> property. If you start with a flawed assumption, you can
>> (and likely will) work yourself into trouble.
>
>On the nose! I just don't get the fundamental premise that underlies so
>many objections to copyright law. Intellectual property is _property_. It
>has value, it can be exchanged for consideration, and it requires effort to
>create. Why would anyone think it's fine to use someone else's property
>without permission?
If you are good, you can use it in your own advantage. Create a lot of
fuzz, so you get a lot of attention, and retract the work at the very last
moment, just before the black limo's of the corporate lawyesr stop in front
of your door :-))
Oh, and of course in Australia you defenitly read up on American laws for
American servers. Howard is after all good mates with Bush!
cheers
-martin-
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