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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by tptacek on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @12:39AM (#207630)
If Reznor had not CC'd it, had simply posted it at a URL on his site along with a PayPal link, and said "do not download this until you've paid me", would it still be moral to download it from The Pirate Bay?
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by rms on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @12:41AM (#207631)
My moral relativism on this issue is as liberal as it gets, so my personal answer is a combination of "yes" and "it doesn't matter."
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by tptacek on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @12:44AM (#207635)
Which is why I have to suffer FairPlay DRM to download songs from iTunes. Thanks.
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by rms on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @05:19AM (#207773)
I think you have a moral duty to hasten the death of corporations that use DRM.
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by rms on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @12:45AM (#207636)
I have one Waffles invite left... ;)
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by tptacek on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @12:53AM (#207642)
I'd rather sulk.
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Re:Copyright Infringement != Theft by rms on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @04:09AM (#207748)
No, that is the RIAAs fault.
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