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Napster Finally Gets a Break
jark writes "Wired News is reporting that 9th District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled that the five major record labels must prove they own thousands of music copyrights as well as prove those copyrights were not used to monopolize and stifle the distribution of digital music. " Definitely a twist
in this ongoing saga.
So let's see, you're claiming fair use by posting a load of keys for shareware apps?
Tell ya what, why don't you just go out and run through CompUSA, grabbing stuff off the shelves, and throwing it into the street shouting "It's FREE! It's FREE!"
YOU do not have the right to do what you are attempting to do. Only the person who owns that software has the right to decide what they're going to charge for it. If you disagree, don't buy it. Don't be a stupid asshole instead.
Oh, and by the way, I hope you and your family are condemned to work at an IHOP on the 2am shift for the rest of your lives.
Simon
Coming soon - pyrogyra
I am not sure where you get your "facts" or your arrogant attitude
probably the same place you get YOUR arrogant attitude that makes you think you can steal other peoples' work, money and time by posting keys to their shareware on public sites.
Parasite.
Simon
Coming soon - pyrogyra
Do you ever wonder why Sierra picked you as one of the developers who wasn't worth keeping?
After all, you've supposedly had several super-duper software development jobs since 1990, right?
I don't think it's a question of competence. You must have picked up some impressive programming skills in the past thirteen years. So what do you think it is?
I can tell you what the problem is: you're just a jerk, and you have no respect for other people. Why are you telling me how to live my live, telling me what "rights" I have with regard to software running on my computer, and what I can do with things that I pay for? You just can't see through your bias; as a commercial developer for so many years, the idea of freedom of information is foreign to you. I'll bet it just boggles your mind that you can buy a copy of Red Hat Linux for $50, and give a copy to your friend without paying for it - legally. You live in a world of EULAs, complicated per-seat licensing arrangements, and silly ever-changing rules that govern what people can and cannot do with their own damn property. You are hopelessly dependent on "the system," and wouldn't know what to do without it.
Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but things are changing, and I'm a big part of the tide that will wash you and your fellow greedmongers away. Take a tip from me: change now, or become extinct. The very notion of copyright is going to be radically different in just a few short years, and we're both going to have to live with that. (Hint: your first warning should be your inability to get a job with your m4d w1n32 sk1llz.)
So, my advice to you is to do some reading and open your mind. Read The Cathedral and the Bazaar; think about it a bit. Pick a project on Sourceforge that looks interesting and contribute. Give back to the community. And, if you're up to the challenge, practice civil disobedience like I do. You can make yourself a better person; it just takes time and effort.
/fug
Throw off the shackles of copyright law.