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Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by res0nat0r on Monday August 06, 2012 @06:16PM (#4347595)
Looks like you work for Panopta. Why are you guys charging up to $250/month for your product[1]? It should be free shouldn't it? I've decided $250 is too expensive and demand use of that tier for $3/month. I'm in the right aren't I?

http://www.panopta.com/pricing/

Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by daenz on Monday August 06, 2012 @06:53PM (#4347736)
> I'm in the right aren't I?

I'm not sure what you're asking me. Demanding something is not the same as copyright infringement or theft.

If you're asking why we won't give you the service for what you demand because nobody owns it, I would argue that a service is both physical and finite, so I believe it can be owned. Our service involves physical work being performed, and it is limited by resources, so it being owned such that you cannot demand it is still consistent with my beliefs.

Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by res0nat0r on Monday August 06, 2012 @07:08PM (#4347793)
All I really see above is some hand waving justifying why your income should be charged for, yet for some reason some other person (musician) somehow is in the wrong for expecting other people to pay for their service and time it took to create their music for your entertainment.
Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by daenz on Monday August 06, 2012 @07:16PM (#4347822)
> All I really see above is some hand waving

No. I gave you very specific reasons why I believe what I believe. You see hand-waving because you don't want to argue against my reasons, which are clear and logically consistent.

> yet for some reason some other person (musician) somehow is in the wrong for expecting other people to pay for their service and time it took to create their music for your entertainment.

They are not wrong. I like how you put the word "service" in there, because, in fact, they do get paid for their services. Try to hire a musician to put on a show, and you will have to pay. That physical and finite service is owned by the musician, and he trades it for money.