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Originally Posted by cbooty
So, what I'm curious about is all the people vigorously defending copyright law, do you:
-Not have *any* shared, backedup music or mix cd/tapes (is so, really??)
-Not watch any copyrighted material on Youtube (that's stealing ad revenue from original creator)?
-Ever sing happy birthday? (you're supposed to pay performance rights for it - that's why no restaurants sing it)
-Use a TIVO or Slingbox?
-Watch a sporting event with a dozen friends (again public performance)?
The concept of stealing gets muddy pretty fast with intellectual property.
My point is this is not a black/white issue.
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Who's defending copyright law? The issue that I'm arguing for is very simple: Artists should be compensated for digital content.
Who needs government to dictate morality, especially with something as straight forward as album sales and book sales?
The issues you bring up are complexities that arise when determining the
amount of compensation.
If we were all completely ethical, DRM would not exist. "Used" MP3s could be sold like used CDs, etc.
All the bullshit arises from people wanting to enjoy something, in perpetuity, for free.
The endless debate, unfortunately, is essential to our system.
Neither of our perspectives, taken to the extreme, is optimal.