Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 18, 2002 12:37 PM
Wrong logic. Music, and Movies are an industry. And they have the right to sell anything they want , as long as it does not interfere with the well-being of the society. Right to make money is not a right , but a privilege granted to the corporations etc... as long as it is for the public good. However, they have no right to restrict the the usage of any other equipment , whose primary purpose is NOT to pirate what they are selling. If they want to , they can either come up with equipment whose only purpose is to plat what they sell, or kepp their products off the market ( which I hope they will do. I'd be happier not buying another of their products anyway.)
As a consumer and general-public, my rights to use what I bought ( as a computer with Linux) are above and beyond their rights to sell. So when the push comes to shove, it is they who must stop selling, before they can restrict my rights.
This is a society for the people and by the people. Not and never will be for corporations.
This will become a non-issue when Microsoft goes bankrupt soon anyways....
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Re:Here we go again
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 18, 2002 12:37 PMWrong logic. Music, and Movies are an industry. And they have the right to sell anything they want , as long as it does not interfere with the well-being of the society. Right to make money is not a right , but a privilege granted to the corporations etc... as long as it is for the public good. However, they have no right to restrict the the usage of any other equipment , whose primary purpose is NOT to pirate what they are selling. If they want to , they can either come up with equipment whose only purpose is to plat what they sell, or kepp their products off the market ( which I hope they will do. I'd be happier not buying another of their products anyway.)
As a consumer and general-public, my rights to use what I bought ( as a computer with Linux) are above and beyond their rights to sell. So when the push comes to shove, it is they who must stop selling, before they can restrict my rights.
This is a society for the people and by the people. Not and never will be for corporations.
This will become a non-issue when Microsoft goes bankrupt soon anyways....
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