Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 16, 2006 10:40 AM
I don't justify stealing music and pirating Windows (well, who would want Windows anyway?) at all.
It is incredibly difficult to be taken seriously when accusations like "piracy" (I refer to the term in it's slang usage meaning the breaching of contracts) are actually true! Saying that, for example, Free Software prosumers are "pirates" because they distribute copies of information around is completely unjust, and this can be countered. Saying that Free Software prosumers are "pirates" because they 'all' breach contracts with media/software corporations (remember, "by using this software you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions", etc. so you have entered the contract merely by using the software, listening to the song, whatever) and it can be demonstrated with case after case only serves to destroy the credibility of legitimate users. I put single quotes around "all" there, because you seem to be implicating every Free Software prosumer (home users, businesses, government organisations, charities, etc.) into your illegal activities. Thanks a lot.
Fighting non-Free software and content is not possible by breaking promises, since the corporations then have legitimate grievances which they can act upon with the full support of the law. However, by supporting Free content and software, and redistributing it around, there has been no illegal act commited and nobody can stop it. Change the laws and protest against any new draconian legislation, since not only is that a completely legal and legitimate activity, but it will also get a damn lot more done to change the world than freeloading off other people's work.
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Re:Does Alex still have HIS bits?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 16, 2006 10:40 AMIt is incredibly difficult to be taken seriously when accusations like "piracy" (I refer to the term in it's slang usage meaning the breaching of contracts) are actually true! Saying that, for example, Free Software prosumers are "pirates" because they distribute copies of information around is completely unjust, and this can be countered. Saying that Free Software prosumers are "pirates" because they 'all' breach contracts with media/software corporations (remember, "by using this software you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions", etc. so you have entered the contract merely by using the software, listening to the song, whatever) and it can be demonstrated with case after case only serves to destroy the credibility of legitimate users. I put single quotes around "all" there, because you seem to be implicating every Free Software prosumer (home users, businesses, government organisations, charities, etc.) into your illegal activities. Thanks a lot.
Fighting non-Free software and content is not possible by breaking promises, since the corporations then have legitimate grievances which they can act upon with the full support of the law. However, by supporting Free content and software, and redistributing it around, there has been no illegal act commited and nobody can stop it. Change the laws and protest against any new draconian legislation, since not only is that a completely legal and legitimate activity, but it will also get a damn lot more done to change the world than freeloading off other people's work.
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